Bill Text: VA HR80 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Sherando High School girls' swim team.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-07 - Bill text as passed House (HR80ER) [HR80 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-HR80-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, the Sherando High School girls' swim team won the first regional title in the program history at the Virginia High School League Class 4 Region C swim meet in February 2022; and
WHEREAS, with nearly every member of the team scoring in their events, the Sherando High School Warriors continued their season-long unbeaten streak to win the regional meet with a score of 338 points; and
WHEREAS, the Sherando High School Warriors swept all three relay events and won two individual events to surpass the runner-up, Kettle Run High School, by an impressive margin of 119 points; and
WHEREAS, Taylor Smith claimed first place and advanced to the state championship in the 200-yard individual medley, improving on a school-record time with 2:09.76, and the 100-yard butterfly, finishing a time of 58.83; and
WHEREAS, sophomore Madelyn Twigg, junior Chelsey Jones, and senior Natalee Tusing finished in the top five of multiple individual events, qualifying for state championship appearances; and
WHEREAS, Twigg, Smith, Jones, and sophomore Madison Reed won the 200-yard medley relay by a 3.02-second margin and set a school record with a final time of 1:50.58; and
WHEREAS, in addition, Reed, Jones, Tusing, and junior Lexee Schellhammer won the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:42.71, and Tusing, Schellhammer, Twigg, and Smith won the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:42.42; and
WHEREAS, the victory is a tribute to the skill and dedication of all the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of coaches and staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Sherando High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Sherando High School girls' swim team hereby be commended on winning the Virginia High School League Class 4 Region C swim meet in 2022; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Joe Knight, head coach of the Sherando High School girls' swim team, as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the team's achievements.
