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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the | ||||||
| 4 | Mascoutah High School cheerleading squad and their coach, | ||||||
| 5 | Laurie Wager, on the occasion of being the recipient of the | ||||||
| 6 | American School Spirit Award from the Universal Cheerleaders | ||||||
| 7 | Association; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The American School Spirit Award is presented | ||||||
| 9 | annually to a cheer squad that exemplifies community service, | ||||||
| 10 | outstanding athletic support, spirit raising activities, and | ||||||
| 11 | high academic standards; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Mascoutah High School cheerleading squad is | ||||||
| 13 | well known throughout its community for its great dedication to | ||||||
| 14 | community service work; the group has taken part in 30 | ||||||
| 15 | community service events, from raising money and collecting | ||||||
| 16 | holiday toys to helping families left homeless after fires and | ||||||
| 17 | delivering Thanksgiving meals, as well as a fundraiser the | ||||||
| 18 | squad held for a local family whose house was lost to a fire | ||||||
| 19 | and helping an elderly couple clean up their property following | ||||||
| 20 | a tornado; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, The Mascoutah High School cheerleading squad and | ||||||
| 22 | their coach are also well known for their success in | ||||||
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| 1 | competition, having qualified for the IHSA Competitive | ||||||
| 2 | Cheerleading State Final meet in four of the five seasons it | ||||||
| 3 | has been contested, including a trio of Top 10 finishes; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Mascoutah High School cheerleading squad head | ||||||
| 5 | coach Laurie Wager won the National Spirit Coach of the Year | ||||||
| 6 | Award from the National Federation of High Schools in | ||||||
| 7 | recognition of her accomplishments as a cheerleading coach; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, The members of the Mascoutah High School | ||||||
| 9 | cheerleading squad and their coach serve as models of hard | ||||||
| 10 | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 13 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we congratulate the members of the Mascoutah High School | ||||||
| 15 | cheerleading squad and their coach on the occasion of receiving | ||||||
| 16 | the American School Spirit Award and wish them continued | ||||||
| 17 | success and happiness in the future; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the Mascoutah High School cheerleading squad as a | ||||||
| 20 | symbol of our esteem and respect.
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