Bill Text: IL HR0957 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the St. Mary School 6th Grade Girls Volleyball Team on winning the 2026 Classic League Season Championship and commends the entire St. Mary's volleyball program on an outstanding and historic season.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2026-05-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0957 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR0957-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the girls volleyball | ||||||
| 4 | program at St. Mary School in Riverside for excellence in | ||||||
| 5 | youth athletics, which fosters teamwork, dedication, | ||||||
| 6 | leadership, and community pride; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, The St. Mary School 6th grade girls volleyball | ||||||
| 8 | team captured first place in the Classic League and was | ||||||
| 9 | crowned the 2026 season champions; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, The championship-winning 6th grade roster is | ||||||
| 11 | filled with an outstanding group of student-athletes, | ||||||
| 12 | including Luciana Acosta (#1), Elaina Kos (#2), Sophia | ||||||
| 13 | Martinez (#4), Maddie Poggiani (#6), Mariana Benitez (#9), | ||||||
| 14 | Lillian Moreno (#10), Mia Scheuerman (#12), Elise Trocki | ||||||
| 15 | (#13), Shelagh Marhoul (#14), Nora Faust (#16), and Julii | ||||||
| 16 | Carrera (#23); and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, The 6th grade team reached these incredible | ||||||
| 18 | heights under the strategic guidance, leadership, and | ||||||
| 19 | encouragement of Coach Dina Acosta and Coach Ted Kos; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, The success of the 6th grade squad is reflective | ||||||
| 21 | of a remarkably strong, school-wide volleyball program that | ||||||
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| 1 | saw its 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade teams combine to bring | ||||||
| 2 | home an amazing total of eight trophies to St. Mary School this | ||||||
| 3 | season; every level of the program excelled, achieving a | ||||||
| 4 | second-place trophy, first-place league finishes, and | ||||||
| 5 | championship victories through immense hard work and heart; | ||||||
| 6 | and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, This unforgettable season was made possible by | ||||||
| 8 | the collective efforts of the entire coaching staff, including | ||||||
| 9 | 5th-grade coaches Jamie DeNapoli and Michaela Faust, 7th-grade | ||||||
| 10 | coaches Lucia Roden and Nicole Hayes, and 8th-grade coaches | ||||||
| 11 | Libby Hudson and Daisy Nevarez; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Special recognition is due to Volleyball Director | ||||||
| 13 | Lucia Roden, whose exceptional organization, tireless | ||||||
| 14 | dedication, and love for St. Mary School volleyball shaped a | ||||||
| 15 | successful environment for all players, coaches, and families; | ||||||
| 16 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 18 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 19 | we congratulate the St. Mary School 6th Grade Girls Volleyball | ||||||
| 20 | Team on winning the 2026 Classic League Season Championship, | ||||||
| 21 | commend the entire St. Mary volleyball program on an | ||||||
| 22 | outstanding and historic season, and extend our best wishes to | ||||||
| 23 | the athletes, coaches, and administration for continued | ||||||
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| 1 | success in all future endeavors; and be it further | ||||||
| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the St. Mary Catholic School administration, the | ||||||
| 4 | coaching staff, and the championship 6th-grade players as an | ||||||
| 5 | expression of our esteem and respect. | ||||||
