<p> 1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 115th Session, 2003-2004 3 4 S. 944 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Concurrent Resolution 9 Sponsors: Senator Setzler 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20936sd04.doc 11 12 Introduced in the Senate on February 11, 2004 13 Introduced in the House on February 12, 2004 14 Adopted by the General Assembly on February 12, 2004 15 16 Summary: Brookland-Cayce Girls Varsity Volleyball Team 17 18 19 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 20 21 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 22 2/11/2004 Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-20 23 2/12/2004 House Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ-4 24 25 26 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 27 28 2/11/2004 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO EXTEND THE CONGRATULATIONS OF THE MEMBERS 12 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO THE 13 BROOKLAND-CAYCE HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY GIRLS 14 VOLLEYBALL TEAM AND THEIR HEAD COACH, JOHN 15 CHECKOVICH, AND ASSISTANT COACH, NINYA 16 CHECKOVICH, ON WINNING THE 2003 CLASS AAA GIRLS 17 VARSITY VOLLEYBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND TO 18 COMMEND THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK, 19 COMPETITIVE SPIRIT, AND DEDICATION TO BECOME A 20 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. 21 22 Whereas, being a member of a sports team allows young people to 23 have the opportunity to learn the skills of cooperation and 24 teamwork while developing great athletic talents; and 25 26 Whereas, to be a champion in volleyball, all members of the team 27 and coaching staff must have outstanding leadership skills and 28 physical abilities; and 29 30 Whereas, under the guidance and leadership of Head Coach John 31 Checkovich and Assistant Coach Ninya Checkovich, the girls 32 varsity volleyball team of Brookland-Cayce High School faced 33 intimidating opponents and tough matches but were rewarded with 34 the chance to become State Champions; and 35 36 Whereas, in their journey to the championship, this team enjoyed 37 success in several competitions, placing second in the White Knoll 38 Midseason Tournament, and winning the Region V Class AAA 39 championship; and 40 41 Whereas, this outstanding team defeated Timberland High School 42 to take the Lower State Championship, which led to their</p><p>1 [944] 1 1 resounding victory over Daniel High School in the State 2 Championship; and 3 4 Whereas, with their win at the state championship, the 5 Brookland-Cayce Girls Varsity Volleyball Team sealed their great 6 season with their twentieth victory, bringing their overall record to 7 20-3 for the 2003 season; and 8 9 Whereas, the Brookland-Cayce Girls Varsity Volleyball Team 10 brought great pride to not only themselves and their friends and 11 families but also to the students, faculty, alumni, and staff of 12 Brookland-Cayce High School and the community as a whole; and 13 14 Whereas, the members of this exceptional team are Eva Akins, 15 Merebeth Cleland, Sarah Conwell, Ashley Darden, Candace 16 Henderson, Amanda Holyfield, Marta Kohn, Sarah Lusk, Jamie 17 Oren, Natasha Parker, Tiffany Perkins, and Kayla Smith; and 18 19 Whereas, it is with great pleasure that we recognize the physical 20 abilities of these young South Carolinians and hope that they will 21 use their athletic skills and abilities to win many more 22 championships in the future. Now, therefore, 23 24 Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives 25 concurring: 26 27 That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South 28 Carolina, by this resolution, extend their congratulations to the 29 Brookland-Cayce High School Varsity Girls Volleyball Team and 30 their Head Coach, John Checkovich, and Assistant Coach, Ninya 31 Checkovich, on winning the 2003 Class AAA Girls Varsity 32 Volleyball State Championship and to commend them for their 33 hard work, competitive spirit, and dedication to become a 34 championship team. 35 36 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 37 the Brookland-Cayce High School Girls Varsity Volleyball Team. 38 ----XX---- 39</p><p>1 [944] 2</p>