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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Trimpe Middle School | ||||||
| 4 | seventh grade girls basketball team, the Eagles, on the | ||||||
| 5 | occasion of winning the 2025 Illinois Elementary School | ||||||
| 6 | Association (IESA) Class 7-4A State Championship; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, The IESA hosts 19 state final events each year, | ||||||
| 8 | involving over 500,000 student-athletes participating in a | ||||||
| 9 | number of activities across Illinois; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, The Eagles of Bethalto won the IESA Class 7-4A | ||||||
| 11 | State Tournament at Morton Junior High School in Morton on | ||||||
| 12 | December 11, 2025; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, The Eagles, in winning the state title, clearly | ||||||
| 14 | demonstrated Bethalto Community Unit School District #8's | ||||||
| 15 | mission statement of "Whatever It Takes"; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, The members of the Eagles include Peyton Earle, | ||||||
| 17 | Jordyn Falk, Kamryn Gruebner, Lauren Gruen, Reagan Hendrix, | ||||||
| 18 | Addy Henke, Maddie Hinthorne, Niley Kilpatrick, Eden Lloyd, | ||||||
| 19 | Alice McKelley, Chloe Mills, Zoey Nailor, and Lily Stewart; | ||||||
| 20 | and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The Eagles are guided by Head Coach Madisyn | ||||||
| 2 | Sheraka and Assistant Coach Jeff Ochs; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Winning a state championship is a significant | ||||||
| 4 | achievement that highlights the excellence young athletes | ||||||
| 5 | strive for, and the Eagles' success not only celebrates the | ||||||
| 6 | hard work and dedication of the team's student-athletes, but | ||||||
| 7 | also showcases the commitment and teamwork fostered by the | ||||||
| 8 | coaching staff along with the support from the players' | ||||||
| 9 | families and the community; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we congratulate the Trimpe Middle School seventh grade girls | ||||||
| 13 | basketball team, the Eagles, on winning the 2025 Illinois | ||||||
| 14 | Elementary School Association (IESA) Class 7-4A State | ||||||
| 15 | Championship; and be it further | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the players and coaches of the Eagles as a symbol | ||||||
| 18 | of our esteem and respect. | ||||||