Bill Text: VA SJR238 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Albemarle High School athletics.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-03-07 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ238ER) [SJR238 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-SJR238-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Albemarle High School athletics had an outstanding year in 2019, with the girls' soccer team and boys' cross country team both winning state championships; and
WHEREAS, in June 2019, the Albemarle High School girls' soccer team won the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 5 state championship, defeating the team from Deep Run High School by a score of 4–1; and
WHEREAS, with the Deep Run High School Wildcats holding a 1–0 lead, Albemarle High School Patriots' coach Amy Sherrill rallied the team at halftime, inspiring an equalizer from Kora Jillions, the game-winner from Savannah Alexander, and two exclamation points from Madeline St. Amand; and
WHEREAS, in December 2019, the boys' cross country team brought home another state title with a victory in the VHSL Class 5 state cross country meet; the team finished with 52 points overall, 34 points better than the runners-up from Deep Run High School; and
WHEREAS, Will Mackenzie led the way for the Albemarle High School Patriots in second place with a time of 15:54; Stephen Smith also finished in the top 10, placing seventh with 16:11, followed by J.D. MacKnight in 11th place, Joe Yung in 13th place, and Harris Naseh in 26th place; and
WHEREAS, the Albemarle High School Patriots' victories are a tribute to the skill and determination of all the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and staff members, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Albemarle High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Albemarle High School athletics on winning two state championships in 2019; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Albemarle High School as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the achievements of the school's girls' soccer team and boys' cross country team.
