Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 85 - Dunwoody High School fastpitch softball team; invite to House

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1. Ladd  59th             2. Davis  60th             3. Williams  63rd
4. Polak  67th            5. Turnquest  73rd         6. Sherrill  62nd


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              1/13/95  Read 1st Time                                            
              1/23/95  Favorably Reported                                       
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HR 85                                              LC 8 2348






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Commending the 1994 Dunwoody High School fastpitch softball
  1- 2  team and inviting the team members, their coaches, and the
  1- 3  school principal to appear before the House of
  1- 4  Representatives; and for other purposes.

  1- 5  WHEREAS, the 1994 Dunwoody High School fastpitch softball
  1- 6  team holds the treasured distinction of being the team that
  1- 7  won the very first state championship sponsored by the
  1- 8  Georgia High School Association for women's fastpitch
  1- 9  softball; and

  1-10  WHEREAS, forty teams competed during this first season and
  1-11  the Dunwoody Lady Wildcats posted a 19-3 record in the
  1-12  regular season and were undefeated in Area I; and

  1-13  WHEREAS, the Lady Wildcats earned their first area
  1-14  championship and a state berth following their successful
  1-15  defeat of Shiloh and Meadowcreek; and

  1-16  WHEREAS, in the state tournament, Dunwoody defeated
  1-17  Lassiter, Tucker, and Brookwood which advanced them to the
  1-18  championship game; and

  1-19  WHEREAS, on October 25, 1994, the Dunwoody Lady Wildcats
  1-20  achieved a 7-3 win over Brookwood and captured the first
  1-21  state fastpitch championship; and

  1-22  WHEREAS, these exceptional young women finished the season
  1-23  with an outstanding record of 26-3 and have brought
  1-24  considerable recognition and credit to their school and the
  1-25  community; and

  1-26  WHEREAS, the extraordinary talent, discipline, and
  1-27  motivation of these young athletes reflects the expert
  1-28  training and encouragement provided by their very able
  1-29  coaches, Lynn Maddox and Cheryl Finke; and

  1-30  WHEREAS, the Lady Wildcats benefited significantly from the
  1-31  steadfast support they received from Dr. Lucia Norwood,
  1-32  DeKalb athletic coordinator, Dr. Jennie Springer, principal
  1-33  of Dunwoody High School, and the team's booster club of
  1-34  parents and community fans; and




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                                                   LC 8 2348

  2- 1  WHEREAS, the leadership of the DeKalb County Board of
  2- 2  Education in promoting state recognition of fastpitch
  2- 3  softball in Georgia high schools made Dunwoody's sterling
  2- 4  performance during this initial season all the more
  2- 5  memorable and momentous.

  2- 6  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
  2- 7  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend and
  2- 8  congratulate the 1994 Dunwoody High School fastpitch
  2- 9  softball team on winning the first state championship
  2-10  sponsored for this new competitive sport for high school
  2-11  women.

  2-12  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Dunwoody High
  2-13  School fastpitch softball team, their coaches, and the
  2-14  school principal are invited to appear before the House of
  2-15  Representatives at a time to be determined by the Speaker of
  2-16  the House.

  2-17  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of
  2-18  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit
  2-19  appropriate copies of this resolution to Lynn Maddox and
  2-20  Cheryl Finke, co-coaches of the Dunwoody High School
  2-21  fastpitch softball team and to Dr. Jennie Springer,
  2-22  principal of Dunwoody High School.

























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