Full Text of HR1004 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, For the second consecutive year, the St. Charles | 3 | | North High School Mock Trial Team placed first in the 2018 | 4 | | Illinois State Bar Association Mock Trial tournament held in | 5 | | Champaign on March 24 and 25, 2018; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The reigning state champions beat 42 other teams | 7 | | to secure their third state title in five years; this is the | 8 | | sixth straight time the team has finished in second place or | 9 | | higher; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, During the tournament, teams had to present both | 11 | | sides of a civil case and were judged on their presentation | 12 | | skills, the quality of their arguments, their knowledge of the | 13 | | law, and their ability to adapt during the trial; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Members of the team include Patrick Brady, | 15 | | Brittany Cicinelli, Vanshika Dixit, Joshua Heroldt, Lizzy | 16 | | Kramer, Elena Maganini, Adam Nguyen, Deesha Patel, Ishani | 17 | | Patel, and Sanjeev Viswan; the team is coached by Janelle | 18 | | VanDeSampel and Robin Roberts, both from School District 303, | 19 | | and Patrick Crimmins, a lawyer who has coached 29 teams; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, During the state tournament, senior Joshua | 21 | | Heroldt received special recognition as an outstanding |
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| 1 | | attorney, and junior Sanjeev Viswan was recognized for being an | 2 | | outstanding witness; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The team will compete against schools across the | 4 | | country and represent Illinois at the National High School Mock | 5 | | Trial tournament in Reno, Nevada on May 10-12, 2018; students | 6 | | will act as prosecutors, defense lawyers, and witnesses in an | 7 | | entirely new federal case; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 | | congratulate the St. Charles North High School Mock Trial Team | 11 | | for their past and present achievements, and we wish them | 12 | | continued success; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the St. Charles North High School Mock Trial Team | 15 | | as an expression of our esteem and respect.
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