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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY DRAKE
1 3 A Resolution honoring Harlan Community Schools for
1 4 their achievements in academics, music, vocational
1 5 training, and sports.
1 6 WHEREAS, Harlan Community Schools have recently
1 7 excelled in numerous curricular and extracurricular
1 8 activities, and have been recognized for significant
1 9 achievements, especially in the area of academic
1 10 performance; and
1 11 WHEREAS, last year Harlan Community High School
1 12 seniors averaged a score of 23.5 on ACT tests,
1 13 exceeding both national and state averages, as has
1 14 occurred for many years; and
1 15 WHEREAS, the Annual Report on Iowa Student
1 16 Achievement and Accountability prepared by the
1 17 Department of Education for 2004 lists Harlan
1 18 Community Schools as scoring among the top 5 percent
1 19 of Iowa's fourth and eighth grade students in the
1 20 areas of math and reading; and
1 21 WHEREAS, the Harlan Community School Marching Band
1 22 has received 22 consecutive number-one ratings at
1 23 marching band contests; and
1 24 WHEREAS, Harlan Community School Jazz Bands have
1 25 never placed lower than fourth in state jazz contests
1 26 over 30 years, including two first-place finishes; and
1 27 WHEREAS, Harlan Community Schools have recently
1 28 qualified four teams for the national Destination
1 29 Imagination Contest in Knoxville, Tennessee; and
1 30 WHEREAS, the Harlan Community Future Farmers of
2 1 America (FFA) is the largest chapter in the state and
2 2 this year is being recognized by the state FFA as the
2 3 Outstanding FFA Chapter in Iowa; and
2 4 WHEREAS, the Harlan Community High School Boys'
2 5 Basketball Team won the 2004 Class 3A State
2 6 Championship with a 27-0 record; and
2 7 WHEREAS, seventh, eighth, and ninth grade, and
2 8 reserve teams were all undefeated this basketball
2 9 season; and
2 10 WHEREAS, the Boys' Football Team won the 2003 Class
2 11 3A State Championship with a 13-0 record, thus placing
2 12 first or second for 17 years out of the last 30 years;
2 13 and
2 14 WHEREAS, the Boys' Track Team won the 2003 Class 3A
2 15 State Championship; and
2 16 WHEREAS, the Boys' Baseball Team won the 2003 Class
2 17 3A State Championship with a 29-7 record; and
2 18 WHEREAS, the boys' baseball, football, and
2 19 basketball teams recorded 57 consecutive wins through
2 20 their respective seasons; and
2 21 WHEREAS, the students of Harlan Community School
2 22 have demonstrated the kind of character and
2 23 competitive spirit valued by their schools, their
2 24 community, and the State of Iowa, NOW THEREFORE,
2 25 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 26 That the House of Representatives congratulates the
2 27 students, parents, teachers, and administrators of the
2 28 Harlan Community Schools for their many achievements
2 29 and thanks them for the honor and recognition they
2 30 have brought to their school and to the State of Iowa;
3 1 and
3 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, an
3 3 official copy of this Resolution be prepared for
3 4 presentation to the Superintendent of the Harlan
3 5 Community Schools for sharing with the entire Harlan
3 6 community.
3 7 LSB 6995HH 80
3 8 rj/pj/5.1
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