Bill Text: VA HR630 | 2021 | 1st Special Session | Enrolled

Virginia House Resolution 630 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Commending the Battlefield High School girls' swim and dive team.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-02-27 - Agreed to by House by voice vote [HR630 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2021-HR630-Enrolled.html

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 630 Commending the Battlefield High School girls' swim and dive team. Agreed to by the House, February 27, 2021

WHEREAS, the Battlefield High School girls' swim and dive team won the Virginia High School League Region 6B championship in February 2021; and

WHEREAS, the Battlefield High School Bobcats finished the regional meet with 466 points, soundly defeating the runners-up from Patriot High School by 129 points; and

WHEREAS, sophomore Camille Spink led the Battlefield Bobcats by setting Battlefield High School and Prince William County Public Schools records in the 50-yard freestyle event with a time of 22.55 and in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 49.39; and

WHEREAS, Camille Spink, along with Jamie Cornwell, Emma Hannam, and Sophie Heilen, was a member of the record-setting 200-yard medley relay team that won with a time of 1:44.60; and

WHEREAS, in addition, the Battlefield Bobcats won the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay; and

WHEREAS, after their performance at regionals, 10 Battlefield High School swimmers qualified for the state championship meet: Jamie Cornwell, Katherine Diatchenko, Ashleigh Farmerie, Sarah Golsen, Emma Hannam, Sophia Heilen, Chase Miller, Tess Peny, Lexi Sawwa, and Camille Spink; and

WHEREAS, 2021 marked the first time both a male and female diver from Battlefield High School scored points at the state championship meet, with Juliana Robertson finishing in 13th place for the girls' team; and

WHEREAS, the victory is a tribute to the skill and hard work of all the student-athletes, the dedication of coaches and staff, and the unwavering support of the entire Battlefield High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Battlefield High School girls' swim and dive team hereby be commended on winning the Virginia High School League Region 6B championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jay Thorpe, head coach of the Battlefield High School girls' swim and dive team, as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the team's achievements.