Bill Text: VA HJR420 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Patrick Henry High School boys' track and field team.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-06 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ420ER) [HJR420 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HJR420-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, the Patrick Henry High School boys' track and field team of Glade Spring won the Virginia High School League Class 1 and 2 indoor state championship in February 2018; and
WHEREAS, building on a previous win in the outdoor state championship, the Patrick Henry High School Rebels scored 80 points in the indoor tournament, topping the runner-up Auburn High School Eagles by eight points; and
WHEREAS, Patrick Henry High School's Connor Buchanan took first place in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.64 seconds and won the triple jump event; and
WHEREAS, the Patrick Henry team of Connor Buchanan, Jackson Cruise, Brady Stiltner, and Austin Faris won the 4x200-meter relay with a time of 1:34.73 and Connor Buchanan, Jackson Cruise, Brady Stiltner, and Gavin Grossman won the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:37.38; and
WHEREAS, Josh Hall, Kain Kiser, and McKinley Kestner also contributed to the Patrick Henry Rebels' victorious performance at the state championship, which was held at the Cregger Center at Roanoke College; and
WHEREAS, the victory is a testament to the skill and hard work of all of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of the coaches and staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Patrick Henry High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Patrick Henry High School boys' track and field team on winning the Virginia High School League Class 1 and 2 indoor state championship in 2018; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Patrick Henry High School boys' track and field team as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the team's achievements and best wishes for the future.