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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the 2022-2023 Bell Blaze
4cheer team of Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School on
5placing second at the 2023 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Score!
6Co-Ed Cheer City-Wide Championship; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Bell Blaze cheerleading program, formed by
8Coaches Heather Burke and Melissa Whiting 10 years ago,
9consists of fifth through eighth grade students attending
10Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School; and
 
11    WHEREAS, During the 2022-2023 season, the Bell Blaze cheer
12team won first in its regional tournament, placed third in the
13semifinals, and then placed second in the finals, marking the
14season as the team's most successful to date; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The Bell Blaze cheer team is led by Head Coaches
16Jennie Dede and Heather Burke, who have remain committed to
17girls' athletics and have instilled the values of hard work
18and sportsmanship in their team members; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The Bell Blaze cheer team is further led by
20Assistant Coaches Griffin Goldinand and Melissa Whiting, who
21have also been crucial to the success of the team; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The 2022-2023 Bell Blaze cheer team members are
2Lexi Carbone, Lucille Cheeseman, Deniana Clemente, Sheane
3Finn, Scarlet Guy, Alec Harmon, Treise Johnson, Keira Kenealy,
4Poppy Koning, Heather Liebovitz, Ariana Mcdonald, Sienna
5McVicker, Madline Rich, Annalise Tully, Olivia Van Wazer,
6Julia Velasquez, Lucy Velasquez, Rios Amaris, and Diya Julka;
7and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Bell Blaze cheer team's success is a tribute
9to the dedication and effort each team member put into
10competing and performing the team's difficult routine;
11therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
13HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14we congratulate the 2022-2023 Bell Blaze cheer team of
15Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School on placing second at
16the 2023 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Score! Co-Ed Cheer
17City-Wide Championship; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
19presented to the Bell Blaze cheer team and Alexander Graham
20Bell Elementary School as an expression of our esteem and
21respect.