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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Carver James of
4Dakota Junior & Senior High School on winning the 2015 Illinois
5High School Association (IHSA) Class 1A 170-Pound State
6Wrestling Championship; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Carver James compiled a season record of 29 wins
8and zero losses on his way to his third State championship; in
92012, he placed third at State in his division; in both 2013
10and 2014, he won the championship in the 152-Pound Division;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, Carver James has spent all 4 years of his high
13school career wrestling and previously wrestled in the junior
14wrestling program, The Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Carver James wrestles 11 months out of the year
16and has had the opportunity to travel all over the country due
17to his success in wrestling; he has been a member of several
18All-State Illinois dual teams and has competed in numerous
19states, including Indiana, Michigan, and Virginia; in 2013, he
20competed in the USA Folkstyle; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Carver James maintains a 3.5 GPA and is a member

 

 

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1of the National Honor Society; in addition, he has served on
2the Student Council since the 7th Grade; in his free time, he
3enjoys attending area county fair concerts, working out, and
4fishing; and
 
5    WHEREAS, In the fall, Carver James plans to attend the
6University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he will
7continue wrestling and will major in business; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10congratulate Carver James on winning the 2015 Illinois High
11School Association Class 1A 170-Pound State Wrestling
12Championship; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to Carver James as an expression of our esteem and
15respect.