SJ 63 — Commending Robert Casto.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22104643D I SENATE OfferedJOINT JanuaryRESOLUTION 19,NO. 2022 N Commending Robert Casto.

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Delegates:N Agreed to by the Senate, January 27, 2022 R Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 31, 2022 O WHEREAS, Robert Casto, longtime head coach of the Riverheads High School football team of L Staunton, whose nine state championships over 26 seasons made him a legend of Virginia high school L football, retired in 2022;

Avoliand High School in Swoope and Campbell,later R.R.served as head coach at Chincoteague High School before becoming E an assistant coach at Riverheads High School;

Rand ––––––––––D O WHEREAS, Robert Casto,Casto longtimetook headcommand coach of the Riverheads High School footballGladiators team of Staunton, whose nine state championships over 26 seasons made him a legend of Virginia high schDol fooWHEREAS, Robert Casto began his storied coaching career as an assistant coach at Buffalo GapU High School in Swoope1996 and laterwithin servedfour asyears headhad coachled atthe Chincoteagueteam Highto School before becoming an assistantundefeated coachseason atand Riverheadsa Highstate School;championship title;

and Cchampionship WHEREAS,victories Robert Casto took command of the Riverheads High School Gladiators in 19962006 and E2010 withinbefore fourmounting yearsan hadastounding ledsix-championship thestreak teamfrom to an2021; undefeated season and a state championship title;

and WHEREAS, inat additionthe totime theirof titleRobert fromCasto's 2000,retirement, Robertthe Casto'sRiverheads GladiatorsGladiators' claimedrun stateof D50 2016program toand 2021;is only two games shy of the Virginia High School League record;

andories in 2006 and 2010high beforeschool mountingfootball anJ astounding six-championship streak from WHEREAS, atfollowing thehis timeteam's of45-14 Robertvictory Casto'sover retirement,Galax theHigh RiverheadsSchool Gladiators' run of 50 consecutive wins stands as the longest active winning streak in the nation2021 forVirginia aHigh highE schoolSchool footballLeague programClass and1 isstate onlychampionship, twoRobert gamesCasto's shylifetime ofrecord theat VirginiaRiverheads High School LeagueR record;stands at 261-59;

and WHEREAS, following his team's 45-14 victory over Galax High School in the 2021 Virginia High School League Class 1 state championship, Robert Casto's lifetime record at Riverheads High School staWHEREAS, Robert Casto's achievements are the result of his steadfast commitment to his players and their growth and maturation as both athletes and citizens, as he has cultivated a team culture that is an inspiration to programs throughout the region;

and WHEREAS, Robert Casto also retires from a distinguished career as a physical education teacher, in which he worked tirelessly to promote the health and well-being of his students and to ensure their success beyond the classroom;

andmote the health and well-being of his students and to ensure their WHEREAS, Robert Casto's legacy at Riverheads High School includes the community there that he has helped build, which will fondly remember and ardently celebrate his accomplishments on thehethe gridiron for years to come;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Robert Casto, beloved coach of the Riverheads High School football team, on the occasion of his retirement;

and, be it :RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for to the Commonwealth.rt Casto as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his contributions

35 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for 37 to the Commonwealth.rt Casto as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his contributions 7