Bill Text: TX SR159 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulating the Jacksboro High School cheerleading team on winning the 3A Division 2 title at the 2023 UIL Spirit State Championships and finishing third at the 2023 National Cheerleaders Association High School National Championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-14 - Reported enrolled [SR159 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR159-Introduced.html
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| By: Springer | S.R. No. 159 | |
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| WHEREAS, The Jacksboro High School cheerleading team | ||
| furthered its legacy of excellence by winning the 3A Division 2 | ||
| title at the 2023 University Interscholastic League Spirit State | ||
| Championships and by finishing third at the 2023 National | ||
| Cheerleaders Association High School National Championship; and | ||
| WHEREAS, At the UIL event, held January 12 to 14 in Fort | ||
| Worth, the Tigers were awarded top honors in the crowd leading and | ||
| fight song categories and posted an overall score of 90.10, | ||
| outdistancing their closest opponent by nearly five points to earn | ||
| the 3A Division 2 crown; the victory gave the school its third state | ||
| championship in the past four years in addition to a runner-up | ||
| finish in 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On January 21 and 22, Jacksboro traveled to Dallas | ||
| to make the school's first appearance at the NCA High School | ||
| National Championship; building on their first place finishes at | ||
| the NCA State and Virtual competitions, the Tigers captured third | ||
| place in the Game Day Varsity Medium Division with scores of 95.53 | ||
| in the performance round and 94.96 in the event round; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Tigers were led by captains Emma Owen, Abbie | ||
| Payson, and Avory Silar and benefited from the valuable | ||
| contributions made by the other members of the roster: Bryston | ||
| Roberts, Landrie Valenzuela, Breezy Green, Jissel Luna, Lyla | ||
| Pankey, Miranda Piedra, Lexi Smith, Raygan Barnett, Salia | ||
| Buenrostro, Madison Collins, Ruby Flores, Lizzy Gonzales, Ashleigh | ||
| Guthrie, Kennedy Lowther, Brooke Reaves, Trinitee Sanders, Jasmine | ||
| Soria, Lileigh Taylor, and Laken Valenzuela; the squad was ably | ||
| guided by head coach Jaci Pippen and assistant coaches Stacey | ||
| Wardrup and Haley Laake; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By winning consecutive state championships and | ||
| succeeding at a premier national competition, the Jacksboro Tigers | ||
| have demonstrated exceptional skill, dedication, and teamwork, and | ||
| they are a source of great pride to their school and community; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
| hereby congratulate the Jacksboro High School cheerleading team on | ||
| winning the UIL 3A Division 2 state championship and finishing | ||
| third at the 2023 NCA High School National Championship and extend | ||
| to all those associated with the team sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Jacksboro High School cheerleading team as an | ||
| expression of high regard by the Texas Senate. | ||
