SENATE RESOLUTION

                         1996-8683

By Senator Morton

     WHEREAS, The Davenport Gorilla Boy's Football team is the 1995 Class B-11 Football Champion; and

     WHEREAS, The Gorillas have distinguished themselves and brought honor to their school by winning their first-ever state title; and

     WHEREAS, Under the coaching and supervision of Skip Pauls finished the season with an outstanding 12-1 record; and

     WHEREAS, The Gorillas came back from a twelve-point deficit by scoring fifteen unanswered points in the final period; and

     WHEREAS, The Davenport team showed exemplary team effort to win the championship; and

     WHEREAS, This team has deservedly, and through their own efforts, commitment, and sacrifice, achieved the title of Washington State Class B-11 Football Champion;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate honor the 1995 Davenport Gorilla Boy's Football team with passage of this Senate Floor Resolution; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That with passage of this resolution the members of the Washington State Senate acknowledge the example this group of amateur athletes has set, and the importance of athletic participation as part of the pursuit of academic achievement.

I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 1996-8683,

adopted by the Senate February 27, 1996.

MARTY BROWN

Secretary of the Senate