House Resolution 49

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2             BY  BERRY, SHOULTZ, and JENKINS
  1  3 A Resolution honoring the East Waterloo High School
  1  4    Boys' Basketball Team.
  1  5    WHEREAS, the fans of the East Waterloo High School
  1  6 Boys' Basketball Team and the citizens of Iowa have
  1  7 enjoyed the team's exciting season leading up to the
  1  8 state tournament; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, the East Waterloo Boys' Basketball Team
  1 10 demonstrated an exceptional combination of talent,
  1 11 tenacity, and team spirit that earned them the right
  1 12 to compete in the 2003 Iowa Boys' State High School
  1 13 Basketball Tournament; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, the East Waterloo Boys' Basketball Team
  1 15 survived the four=round tournament to win the Class 4A
  1 16 championship game by a decisive score of 72=52; and
  1 17    WHEREAS, the East Waterloo team made its fans
  1 18 particularly proud by earning the Class 4A
  1 19 sportsmanship award; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, the team's accomplishment was further
  1 21 enhanced when two of its players were named to the
  1 22 all=tournament team; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, the tournament win also signaled a
  1 24 milestone in the career of Coach Steve McGraw,
  1 25 bringing him his 500th career victory and his second
  1 26 East Waterloo state championship; and
  1 27    WHEREAS, by their impressive effort throughout the
  1 28 basketball season and their outstanding performance at
  1 29 the 2003 state tournament, the individual members of
  1 30 the East Waterloo Boys' Basketball Team have
  2  1 demonstrated the kind of character and competitive
  2  2 spirit valued by their high school, their community,
  2  3 and the State of Iowa; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  4    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2  5 That the Iowa House of Representatives congratulates
  2  6 Coach Steve McGraw and the members of the East
  2  7 Waterloo High School Boys' Basketball Team on their
  2  8 successful season and thanks them for the honor and
  2  9 excitement they brought to their fans and the rest of
  2 10 the citizens of the State of Iowa; and
  2 11    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon passage of this
  2 12 Resolution, the Chief Clerk of the House of
  2 13 Representatives shall prepare a copy of the enrolled
  2 14 Resolution for presentation to Coach Steve McGraw and
  2 15 the East Waterloo High School Boys' Basketball Team.
  2 16 LSB 3401HH 80
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