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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4 Elgin Community College mock trial team on the occasion of the
5 team's victory at Harvard University's annual Crimson Classic
6 mock trial tournament; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Elgin Community College mock trial team was
8 one of 11 teams participating in the 2-day Crimson Classic mock
9 trial tournament; the team beat Villanova in the tournament's
10 first round and beat Yale in the third round before losing to
11 Princeton in the final round; ECC ended the tournament with a
12 better record than Boston College's "A" team, Wake Forest,
13 Boston University, Dartmouth's A & B teams, and Wellesley's A &
14 B teams; the team also tied with Penn State; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Elgin Community College was the only community
16 college to compete in the Harvard tournament; in addition, ECC
17 is one of only two community colleges competing in American
18 Mock Trial Association tournaments; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The Elgin Community College mock trial team plans
20 to participate in several more tournaments in 2009 before
21 taking part in the American Mock Trial Association regional
22 tournament in February of 2010; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The Elgin Community College mock trial team serves
2 as a model of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the
3 people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 congratulate the members of the Elgin Community College mock
7 trial team on the occasion of the team's victory and wish them
8 continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
9 further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the members of the Elgin Community College mock
12 trial team as a symbol of our esteem and respect.