HR0352 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Gallatin County High
4School WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering) Team
5on placing first in the 2017 State Championship at the
6University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign; and
 
7    WHEREAS, This is the second consecutive year that Gallatin
8County High School placed first; 2016 was the first time in the
9history of the school that a team had won a State Championship;
10it also placed fourth in 2015 and second in 2013; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The Gallatin County High School WYSE Team also
12received first place at their regional competition hosted by
13Southeastern Illinois College, and placed first at the
14sectional competition hosted by Southern Illinois University
15Carbondale; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Since the WYSE competition was created in 1998,
17Gallatin County High School has been represented at the State
18level 16 times; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Gallatin County High School's varsity team is
20Kelsi May, Kaylee McGuire, Jacob Watson, Caitlin Lynch, Lilly
21Galt, Bryon Wargel, Michaela Springer, Dylan Boggs, Nathan

 

 

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1Shults, Dylan Garrison, Aaron Walters, Kiley Brown, David
2Matthews, and Kallie Keasler; they are coached by Lindsay Adams
3and Billyjoe Menard; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Gallatin County High School had one individual
5medal winner, Aaron Walters, who placed fifth in engineering
6graphics; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
8HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9congratulate the Gallatin County High School WYSE Team on
10placing first in the 2017 State Championship, and we wish them
11many more successful years; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13presented to the members of the Gallatin County High School
14WYSE team as a symbol of our respect and esteem.