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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of 3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Waukegan High 4 School boys team, the Bulldogs, on winning second 5 place in the Class 4A Illinois High School Association State 6 Tournament; and

7 WHEREAS, The Bulldogs ended their season with a 26-5 8 overall record; they made their first State Finals appearance 9 since 1959; and

10 WHEREAS, The Bulldogs also ended their season as the 11 South Champions with a 10-0 record; and

12 WHEREAS, The School Superintendent is Dr. Donald Batiste; 13 the Principal is Dr. Steve Hamlin; and the Athletic Director is 14 David Perkins; and

15 WHEREAS, The Head Coach of the Bulldogs is Ron Ashlaw; the 16 Varsity Assistant is Tim Bowen; the Volunteer Assistants are 17 Russ Chamberlin, Pete Krackenberger, and K.T. Reeves; the 18 Managers are Celina Garza, Maribel Lopez, and Lee Bowen; and

19 WHEREAS, The members of the Waukegan Bulldogs boys 20 basketball team are: Mike Springs, Akeem Springs, Jeremy Long, -2-HR0226LRB096 12146 KXB 24414 r

1 David Dunn, MarQuezie Edmonds, MarQuone Edmonds, James Towns, 2 Aaron Johnson, Luis Fernandez, Anton Williams, Jereme 3 Richmond, Quan Conner, Colin Nickerson, Steve Claiborne, and 4 Seth Taylor; therefore, be it

5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 6 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 7 congratulate the Bulldogs of Waukegan High School and wish them 8 the best in their future endeavors; and be it further

9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 10 presented to the Waukegan High School Bulldogs as a symbol of 11 our respect and esteem.