HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 95-4673, by Representatives Mitchell, Hickel, Thompson, Pennington, Johnson, Fuhrman, McMahan, Pelesky, Robertson, Chandler and Lambert

      WHEREAS, It is the policy of the Washington State Legislature to recognize excellence in all fields of endeavor; and

      WHEREAS, The Federal Way High School Speech and Debate Team has exhibited the highest level of excellence by their scholastic and extracurricular program achievement; and

      WHEREAS, Scholastic achievement is kindred and akin to the values for achievement in life, inasmuch as the setting of the very highest goals and aspirations and the persistence, dedication, sacrifice, commitment, focus, effort, skill, talent, and teamwork to obtain these goals and aspirations all correspond to lifetime and personal achievement; and

      WHEREAS, Participation in and contribution to extracurricular programs demonstrates the initiative of success, the inspiration of improvement, the motivation of competition, and the surmounting of challenge; and

      WHEREAS, In the 1995 academic year, the Federal Way High School Speech and Debate Teams exhibited superior talent and skill by earning two hundred forty well-deserved trophies in demanding and challenging tournaments across this great state of Washington; and

      WHEREAS, From this highly accomplished Debate and Speech Team emerges further distinction from team members Matthew Case, Angela Chung, and Noah Down, who have each distinguished themselves by earning the special privilege and coveted responsibility of representing the great state of Washington at the 1995 National Forensic League Tournament; and

      WHEREAS, All of the aforementioned accomplishments would not have been possible without the instruction, guidance, and leadership of Speech Coach Lois Gorny, nor would these accomplishments have been possible without the unequivocal support and encouragement of the Federal Way High School student body, faculty and staff, alumni, friends, community members, and especially the families of each of the team members;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the state of Washington honors the excellence in achievement and accomplishment demonstrated by the Federal Way High School Speech and Debate Team and for the example of inspiration set for others; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to each member of the Federal Way High School Speech and Debate Team and Speech Coach as well as to the principal of Federal Way High School.

          I hereby certify this to be a true and correct copy of

         Resolution 4673 adopted by the House of Representatives

                             April 14, 1995.

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                      Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk