Bill Text: TX HR1550 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Rockwall High School boys' gymnastics team on winning the overall team title at the 2023 Texas High School Gymnastics State Championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-20 - Reported enrolled [HR1550 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1550-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1550 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Rockwall High School boys' gymnastics team | ||
| continued its proud tradition of excellence by winning the overall | ||
| team title at the 2023 Texas High School Gymnastics State | ||
| Championship; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Conducted by the Texas High School Gymnastic Coaches | ||
| Association, the state meet took place April 27 through 29 at A&M | ||
| Consolidated High School in College Station; competing against the | ||
| state's other top teams, Rockwall turned in an exceptional | ||
| performance, placing first in the compulsory and optional | ||
| competitions to emerge triumphant with a combined score of 338.35 | ||
| points; with the victory, the Yellowjackets claimed their third | ||
| consecutive state championship; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Trey Lopez sparked Rockwall's efforts, clinching a | ||
| silver medal in the all-around competition and gold medals in the | ||
| rings, parallel bars, and horizontal bar events; moreover, silver | ||
| medals were collected by Joshua Smelser in pommel horse and Dean | ||
| Reed in floor exercise; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Also contributing to Rockwall's outstanding showing | ||
| at the state meet were Brett Collins, Noah Fishman, Marcellis | ||
| Hamilton, Preston Hunter, Carter Mackenzie, James Martin, Elijah | ||
| Tomasino, Jirden Ware, Jacob Watkins, Seth Williams, and Gage | ||
| Williams; the talented members of the Yellowjackets squad benefit | ||
| from the able leadership of coach Cameron Sweny; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By accomplishing a rare "three-peat" state | ||
| championship victory, the Rockwall Yellowjackets have burnished | ||
| their reputation as a gymnastics powerhouse, and all those | ||
| associated with the team may reflect with pride on a job well done; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Rockwall High School boys' | ||
| gymnastics team on winning the overall team title at the 2023 Texas | ||
| High School Gymnastics State Championship and extend to the | ||
| athletes, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Yellowjackets as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Holland | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1550 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 19, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
