House Resolution 158 - Introduced PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY JACOBS 1 3 A Resolution honoring the Valley High School mock 1 4 trial program and congratulating its mock trial 1 5 team on winning the Iowa High School Mock Trial 1 6 State Tournament. 1 7 WHEREAS, the Iowa State Bar Association's high 1 8 school mock trial program is designed to introduce 1 9 students to the American legal system by providing a 1 10 challenging, academic competition; and 1 11 WHEREAS, lawyers and judges from communities 1 12 throughout Iowa contribute their time and talents as 1 13 coaches and judges at the tournaments; and 1 14 WHEREAS, the 24th annual Iowa High School Mock 1 15 Trial State Tournament was held March 16, 17, and 18 1 16 in Des Moines, with 32 teams from across Iowa emerging 1 17 from district competitions to earn the right to 1 18 compete at the state tournament; and 1 19 WHEREAS, four of these teams came from West Des 1 20 Moines, with three teams from West Des Moines Valley 1 21 High School and the fourth from Valley Southwoods 1 22 Freshman High School; and 1 23 WHEREAS, on Saturday, March 18, 2006, the West Des 1 24 Moines Valley team, which won the 2005 state 1 25 tournament, advanced to the finals, defeating a team 1 26 from Carroll High School; and 1 27 WHEREAS, two members of that team, Van Everett and 1 28 Elyse Lyons received outstanding attorney awards, 1 29 while a third member, Alex Salem, received an 1 30 outstanding witness award; and 2 1 WHEREAS, the team will now represent Iowa in the 2 2 National High School Mock Trial Championship in 2 3 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 11 through 14, 2006; NOW 2 4 THEREFORE, 2 5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 6 That the House of Representatives congratulates team 2 7 members Elizabeth Barrent, Ella Doerge, Van Everett, 2 8 Elyse Lyons, Amy Paul, Alex Salem, Philip Sandager, 2 9 Tracey Shi, and Nora Tobin (currently a Senate Page), 2 10 coaches Gordy Allen, Jim Holcomb, Kathy Paul, and 2 11 Maureen Tobin, along with educator coordinator Karen 2 12 Downing for their championship in the 24th annual Iowa 2 13 High School Mock Trial State Tournament; and 2 14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, an 2 15 official copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2 16 presentation to the members of the 2006 Iowa High 2 17 School Mock Trial State Tournament team. 2 18 LSB 6647HH 81 2 19 jr:rj/cf/24.1 1