Bill Text: TX HR1947 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Bushland High School volleyball team on advancing to the 2022 UIL 3A state championship game.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1947 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1947-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1947 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The volleyball team from Bushland High School | ||
| distinguished itself with its exceptional performance during the | ||
| 2022 season, advancing all the way to the University | ||
| Interscholastic League 3A state championship game; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Featuring eight experienced senior players, the | ||
| talented Bushland team lost just four games during the regular | ||
| season and entered the playoffs on a 24-game winning streak; in the | ||
| first round, the team overpowered Littlefield High School in three | ||
| straight sets, 25-8, 25-5, 25-11, and followed up with a commanding | ||
| 25-9, 25-8, 25-11 victory over Crane High School in the area finals; | ||
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| WHEREAS, In its regional quarterfinal contest, Bushland | ||
| defeated Shallowater High School 25-15, 25-17, 25-19, and the team | ||
| went on to clinch a spot in the regional finals with a 25-23, 25-9, | ||
| 25-21 win over Wall High School; on November 12, the Lady Falcons | ||
| squared off against Holliday High School in the regional finals and | ||
| earned their fourth straight trip to the state tournament with a | ||
| 25-18, 25-14, 25-14 sweep; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Taking the court at the Curtis Culwell Center in | ||
| Garland on November 17, Bushland met East Bernard High School in a | ||
| hard-fought semifinal battle; after the Lady Falcons opened with a | ||
| 25-16 victory, they dropped their first set in 20 matches in a | ||
| narrow 22-25 loss; demonstrating exemplary poise and | ||
| determination, the team rose to the occasion and captured sets | ||
| three and four by the scores of 25-14 and 25-17 to move on to the | ||
| final; on November 19, Bushland competed in the title contest for | ||
| the third consecutive season, this time facing Gunter High School | ||
| in a rematch of the 2021 finale; the Lady Falcons turned in a | ||
| valiant effort but finished as the 3A runner-up, closing out the | ||
| year with an outstanding record of 41 wins and 5 losses; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Lady Falcons were paced at state by | ||
| All-Tournament selections Kaela Neie and Logan Culpepper; Bushland | ||
| also received valuable contributions throughout the year from the | ||
| other members of the roster: Avery Ramos, Bayleigh Eason, Bella | ||
| Babbitt, Jada Permenter, Rachel Russell, Hannah Solomon, Camryn | ||
| Barton, Victoria Vaughn, Mackenzie Sims, Jayce Ornelas, Madyson | ||
| Eberly, Abby Howell, Hanna Samford, and Brooklyn Koenig; these | ||
| dedicated student-athletes were ably guided by head coach Jason | ||
| Culpepper and assistant coaches Amber Parkhurst and Scott Rankin, | ||
| and they received additional support from manager Brinley Reid and | ||
| statisticians Ansley Tiffin-Fernandez and Lillyann Shannon; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With its success during the 2022 season, Bushland | ||
| added another chapter to its illustrious history; over the years, | ||
| the Lady Falcons have taken home the state crown six times, | ||
| including the 2A title in 2007, 2008, and 2013, the 4A championship | ||
| in 2016, and back-to-back 3A triumphs in 2020 and 2021; moreover, | ||
| Bushland ranks high on the list of schools that have compiled the | ||
| most appearances in the volleyball state tournament, having reached | ||
| the final four 11 times since 2006; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Demonstrating exceptional skill and unwavering | ||
| commitment to excellence, the Bushland Lady Falcons have earned a | ||
| place among the top high school volleyball teams in Texas, and they | ||
| are a source of tremendous pride to their classmates and their many | ||
| supporters in the community; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Bushland High School | ||
| volleyball team on advancing to the 2022 UIL 3A state championship | ||
| game and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1947 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
