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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Collyn Forbis, an eighth 
4grader at Western Junior High School in Kinderhook, on placing 
5first in the 400m at the 2024 Illinois Elementary School 
6Association (IESA) Class 1A 8th Grade Boys State Track and 
7Field Meet; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Collyn Forbis had previously only performed in 
9the 400m event twice before qualifying for State; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Collyn Forbis also placed third in the 800m, 
11sixth in 1600m, and tenth in the 100m competitions, 
12respectively; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Last year, Collyn Forbis placed first in the 
141600m at the 2023 IESA Class 2A 7th Grade Boys State Track and 
15Field Meet, breaking both his personal record and setting a 
16new state record with a time of four minutes and 57 seconds; he 
17did not lose a single 1600m race the entire season, and he 
18improved his time by a full minute compared to his results from 
19the previous year; and
 
20    WHEREAS, That same year, Collyn Forbis additionally broke 
21his personal record in the 800m while placing second at the 
 
 
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12023 IESA Class 2A 7th Grade Boys State Track and Field Meet, 
2achieving a 20-second improvement from his best time the 
3previous year; overall, he won six of the eight 800m races on 
4his way to placing first in the 800m at the 2023 IESA Class 2A 
57th Grade Boys Sectional Track and Field Meet; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Collyn Forbis has broken every Western Junior 
7High School record in the 100m, the 400m, the 800m, the 1600m, 
8and the shot put; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Collyn Forbis is the son of Josh and Krista 
10Forbis; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
12HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
13we congratulate Collyn Forbis on his accomplishments at the 
142024 Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Class 1A 
158th Grade Boys State Track and Field Meet, and we wish him 
16continued success in the future; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to Collyn Forbis as an expression of our esteem and 
19respect.