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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 Gallatin County High | ||||||
4 | School on winning the Worldwide Youth in Science and | ||||||
5 | Engineering (WYSE) State Championship at the University of | ||||||
6 | Illinois; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The Academic Challenge is an annual competition in | ||||||
8 | which schools test at the regional, sectional, and state | ||||||
9 | levels, with teams of 14 members; the competition consists of | ||||||
10 | seven subjects: biology, chemistry, computer science, | ||||||
11 | engineering, graphics, English, mathematics, and physics, with | ||||||
12 | each student testing in two subjects; test material is drawn | ||||||
13 | from senior-level high school and freshman-level college | ||||||
14 | curricula; approximately 25 teams and more than 50 individuals | ||||||
15 | competed, representing more than 50 high schools across | ||||||
16 | Illinois; Gallatin County represented Southern Illinois in the | ||||||
17 | 300 Division; and
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18 | WHEREAS, This is the third year that the Gallatin County | ||||||
19 | team has won the state championship; the school has been | ||||||
20 | represented at the state level for 18 years; individual medal | ||||||
21 | winners from Gallatin County are Kiley Brown, fourth in biology | ||||||
22 | and David Matthew, fifth in math; and
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1 | WHEREAS, This year, the Gallatin County WYSE Team also | ||||||
2 | received first at the Regional Competition, hosted by | ||||||
3 | Southeastern Illinois College, and placed first at the | ||||||
4 | Sectional Competition, hosted by Southern Illinois University | ||||||
5 | Carbondale; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Gallatin County Varsity Team is coached by | ||||||
7 | Lindsay Adams and Billyjoe Menard; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The Gallatin County Varsity Team members are | ||||||
9 | Michaela Springer, Kenna Rife, Dylan Boggs, Nathan Shults, | ||||||
10 | Dylan Garrison, Aaron Walters, David Matthews, Kiley Brown, | ||||||
11 | Madison Raymer, Konner Gross, Abbie Keasler, Kallie Keasler, | ||||||
12 | Blake Seely, and Jayde Pennington; and
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13 | WHEREAS, The Gallatin County Varsity Team serves as a model | ||||||
14 | of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the | ||||||
15 | State; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
17 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
18 | congratulate the Gallatin County Varsity Team on winning the | ||||||
19 | Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering State Championship | ||||||
20 | for the third year, and we wish them many more successful | ||||||
21 | seasons; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to Gallatin County High School as a symbol of our | ||||||
3 | esteem and respect.
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