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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has
3officially supported girls and boys gymnastics for 50 and 70
4years respectively; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Illinois gymnastics has enjoyed working
6cooperatively with the IHSA in order to provide a meaningful
7and healthy alternative to more traditional and team sports,
8following IHSA's core principle that each and every student is
9important; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Boys gymnastics provides an opportunity for those
11boys who generally do not have the physical stature that is
12required to excel in other sports; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Local school districts, parents, teachers,
14coaches, and athletes are supportive of gymnastics in Illinois
15and have not initiated any effort to the IHSA to remove it as
16an official support in Illinois; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Illinois high school gymnastics programs have
18yielded Olympic Gold Medal winners, NCAA National
19Championships, and a diversity of citizens who continue to
20contribute to the well-being of our State; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Official support of gymnastics by the IHSA does
2not prevent a school from discontinuing or adding the sport to
3its student athlete programs, but eliminating it as an
4official IHSA sport would have a negative impact on students
5and coaches; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
7HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8we congratulate the Illinois High School Association and
9Illinois' students, coaches, and parents on 70 years of boys
10gymnastics and 50 years of girls gymnastics achievements; and
11be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That we commend the IHSA for its continued
13official support of boys and girls gymnastics in the State of
14Illinois; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the IHSA as a symbol of our respect and esteem.