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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Centralia High
4School Orphans on winning first-place in USA Today's Best
5Mascot Contest; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Centralia Orphans won the final national round
7with more than 25 million votes, or 59.8% of the total votes;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Orphans won handily with nearly double the
10total votes earned by the second place school, the Carbon Dinos
11of Price, Utah; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Centralia High School opened their computer labs
13to students and the community to cast votes; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Despite the challenges of heavy snowfall and USA
15Today server issues, Centralia persevered; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Even during Spring Break, students went to school
17to vote and ensure a win for Centralia; and
 
18    WHEREAS, For achieving first place, Centralia High School
19has earned a $2,000 prize and a banner for their athletic

 

 

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1department; and
 
2    WHEREAS, CHS recognizes the efforts of the greater
3Centralia community in helping them win the national title;
4therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7we congratulate the Centralia High School Orphans on winning
8the USA Today Best Mascot Contest; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to Principal Reid Shipley and the Centralia High
11School Orphans as a symbol of our respect and esteem.