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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives offer our sincere congratulations to Coach Joe |
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| Newton, the 2005 York Community High School Boy's Cross Country |
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| Team, and the entire York Community High School on winning the |
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| IHSA Class AA Boys State Championship Title; and
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| WHEREAS, The Dukes' Cross Country team won its 25th State |
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| championship in 44 years under Coach Joseph Newton's guidance; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, We congratulate Coach Joe Newton on his fourth |
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| straight State championship for a total of 25 championship |
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| titles as the coach of the York Community High School Cross |
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| Country team; and
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| WHEREAS, Coach Newton's expertise has created a first class |
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| cross country program at York; and
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| WHEREAS, We thank Assistant Coach Charlie Kern for his |
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| dedication and commitment to the York Boys Cross Country team; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The Dukes' overall score of 49 led them to |
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| victory; and
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| WHEREAS, The Duke's have won a record 25 State championship |
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| titles, a feat no high school athletic team in any sport has |
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| ever accomplished in Illinois high school history; and
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| WHEREAS, This record accomplishment shows how the |
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| combination of superior coaching, talent, and hard work can |
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| produce a record setting team; and
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| WHEREAS, During the State meet Eric Dettman finished fifth, |
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| Matt Dettman in seventh place, Mike Fry in fifteenth place, Tom |
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| Achtein in seventeenth place, David Montgomery in twenty-fifth |
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| place, Nick Kuczwara in twenty-sixth place, and Tim Jung in |
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| 110th place; and
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| WHEREAS, The Dukes' championship cross country team also |
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| included Mike Edwards, Chris Lopez, Mark Sulkin, Steve Sulkin, |
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| Mike Rizzo, Rojin Thomas, Doug Herrera, Ron Stefani, and Lionel |
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| Montenegro; and
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| WHEREAS, Also supporting the Dukes drive for victory were |
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| Ed Bush, Joey Salveggio, Max McClintock, and Mike Schulte, the |
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| team managers; and
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| WHEREAS, We recognize the commitment of the Athletic |
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| Director Rob Wagner and the Athletic Department as well as the |
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| entire York Community High School in their dedication to train |
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| and educate superior athletes and well-rounded students; and
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| WHEREAS, These runners have made countless scarifies to |
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| succeed in their goal of winning a fourth straight Cross |
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| Country State Championship; and
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| WHEREAS, The York Community High School, the Elmhurst |
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| community, friends, and families are proud of these fine young |
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| athletes; and
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| WHEREAS, This title represents the dedication and team |
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| unity these young men have shown all season; and
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| WHEREAS, We recognize the talent of these young athletes |
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| and their coaches; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we do hereby offer our congratulations to Coach Joe Newton and |
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| the members of the York Community High School Boys Cross |
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| Country Team on their 25th State Championship Title; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Coach Joe Newton, Superintendent Dr. Joel Morris, |
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| Principal Diana Smith, Athletic Director Rob Wagner, Assistant |
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| Coach Charlie Kern, York Community High School, and the members |
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| of the 2005 Class AA Cross Country Championship team.
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