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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the 2022-2023 Bell Blaze | ||||||
| 4 | cheer team of Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School on | ||||||
| 5 | placing second at the 2023 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Score! | ||||||
| 6 | Co-Ed Cheer City-Wide Championship; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Bell Blaze cheerleading program, formed by | ||||||
| 8 | Coaches Heather Burke and Melissa Whiting 10 years ago, | ||||||
| 9 | consists of fifth through eighth grade students attending | ||||||
| 10 | Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, During the 2022-2023 season, the Bell Blaze cheer | ||||||
| 12 | team won first in its regional tournament, placed third in the | ||||||
| 13 | semifinals, and then placed second in the finals, marking the | ||||||
| 14 | season as the team's most successful to date; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The Bell Blaze cheer team is led by Head Coaches | ||||||
| 16 | Jennie Dede and Heather Burke, who have remain committed to | ||||||
| 17 | girls' athletics and have instilled the values of hard work | ||||||
| 18 | and sportsmanship in their team members; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, The Bell Blaze cheer team is further led by | ||||||
| 20 | Assistant Coaches Griffin Goldinand and Melissa Whiting, who | ||||||
| 21 | have also been crucial to the success of the team; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The 2022-2023 Bell Blaze cheer team members are | ||||||
| 2 | Lexi Carbone, Lucille Cheeseman, Deniana Clemente, Sheane | ||||||
| 3 | Finn, Scarlet Guy, Alec Harmon, Treise Johnson, Keira Kenealy, | ||||||
| 4 | Poppy Koning, Heather Liebovitz, Ariana Mcdonald, Sienna | ||||||
| 5 | McVicker, Madline Rich, Annalise Tully, Olivia Van Wazer, | ||||||
| 6 | Julia Velasquez, Lucy Velasquez, Rios Amaris, and Diya Julka; | ||||||
| 7 | and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The Bell Blaze cheer team's success is a tribute | ||||||
| 9 | to the dedication and effort each team member put into | ||||||
| 10 | competing and performing the team's difficult routine; | ||||||
| 11 | therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we congratulate the 2022-2023 Bell Blaze cheer team of | ||||||
| 15 | Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School on placing second at | ||||||
| 16 | the 2023 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Score! Co-Ed Cheer | ||||||
| 17 | City-Wide Championship; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the Bell Blaze cheer team and Alexander Graham | ||||||
| 20 | Bell Elementary School as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 21 | respect.
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