Bill Text: IL HR0926 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Jacksonville J'ettes on their accomplishments at the State Finals tournament.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-17 - Resolution Adopted [HR0926 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0926-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Jacksonville High | ||||||
| 4 | School dance team, the J'ettes, on their accomplishments at the | ||||||
| 5 | IHSA State Finals tournament; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The J'ettes perform at basketball games, parades, | ||||||
| 7 | community events, camps, and other events throughout the year; | ||||||
| 8 | they also compete in both the Illinois High School Association | ||||||
| 9 | (IHSA) Competitive Dance State Series and at the Illinois Drill | ||||||
| 10 | Team Association (IDTA) regional and state competitions; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Both the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams competed | ||||||
| 12 | in the IDTA State Series at three regional competitions held at | ||||||
| 13 | Belleville East, Edwardsville, and Highland; the teams | ||||||
| 14 | qualified all four of their routines and advanced to State on | ||||||
| 15 | their first try; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, On February 10, 2018, they competed at the IDTA | ||||||
| 17 | State Contest in Springfield, where they earned State Titles in | ||||||
| 18 | five different categories; the Junior Varsity team won first | ||||||
| 19 | place in the Lyrical and Pom Dance categories; they also won | ||||||
| 20 | the High Point Award for the highest-scoring routine in the JV | ||||||
| 21 | Division and the Grand Champion title for the highest | ||||||
| 22 | cumulative points in the JV division; the Varsity team won | ||||||
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| 1 | first place in the Pom Dance and Hip Hop categories; they were | ||||||
| 2 | also Grand Champion Runner-Ups in the AA Division; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, The J'ettes are coached by Tiffany Hickox, | ||||||
| 4 | Stephanie Bezler, Katie Armstrong, and Sara Gray; the team's | ||||||
| 5 | manager is Ariana Swift; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The J'ettes Varsity Team includes Captains Emilie | ||||||
| 7 | Bezler and Camri Middleton; Squad Leaders are Anna Bezler, | ||||||
| 8 | Jordan Brockhouse, Sydney Hembrough, Sarah May, and Sara | ||||||
| 9 | Wilson; Varsity Members are Breanne Kaufmann, Jocelyn Fuhr, | ||||||
| 10 | Regan Davis, Grayson Moore, Olivia Pine, Chloe Burrus, Ava | ||||||
| 11 | Lahey, Kat Fuhr, Layne Rogers, and Paige Hadden; the Junior | ||||||
| 12 | Varsity Team consists of Gabbi Meehan, Paige Scaman, Dani | ||||||
| 13 | Dillard, Esha Kulkarni, Millie Pine, Amelia Symons, Grace | ||||||
| 14 | Turner, Claire Van Aken, Julianne Wilson, and Paiten Wilson; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The J'ettes serve as models of hard work, | ||||||
| 17 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State; | ||||||
| 18 | therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 20 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 21 | congratulate the Jacksonville High School dance team, the | ||||||
| 22 | J'ettes, on their accomplishments at the IHSA State Finals | ||||||
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| 1 | Tournament, and we wish them many more successful seasons; and | ||||||
| 2 | be it further
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| 3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to Jacksonville High School as a symbol of our esteem | ||||||
| 5 | and respect.
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