SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22105211D SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

142 IE Offered February 18, 2022 N Commending the Fairfax High School gymnastics team.

TN ––––––––––R Patrons––PetersenAgreed andto Suetterlein;by the House of Delegates, February 28, 2022 O WHEREAS, at the 2021 Virginia High School League Class 6 state championship, the Fairfax High L individual titles;

Delegate:and earned the first gymnastics team title in school history, along with several L WHEREAS, after strong performances in the floor, vault, and parallel bars events, the Fairfax High E School Lions led the runner-up Ocean Lakes High School Dolphins by less than one point;

Bulovaand RD WHEREAS,of at9.55 on the 2021last Virginiaevent Highof Schoolthe Leagueday, Classthe 6balance statebeam, championship,and the Fairfax High School gymnastics team earnedended the firstcompetition gymnasticswith teama titletotal inof school145.631 history,points; along with sevDral individual titles;

and WHEREAS, afterPayton strongMorrison performancesalso inrecorded the floor,top vault,score andon parallel bars events, the Fairfaxvault Highand Schoolfinished Lionssecond ledin the runner-upchampionship; Ocean Lakes High School Dolphins by less than one point;

and Cthird of 9.55 on the lastuneven eventbars, ofqualifying for all four events in the day,individual open WHEREAS, Payton Morrison secured individual state titles on the balance beam,beam andwith thea teamscore endedof 9.8 and in the competitionfloor withEaroutine totalwith ofa 145.631score points;of 9.6;

andshe WHEREAS,wrapped Paytonup Morrisonthe alsoday recordedby theearning topan scoreindividual onall-aroundJ staWHEREAS, the vaultsuccessful andseason finishedis seconda intribute theDto floorthe routineskill and thirdhard onwork of all the unevenstudent-athletes, bars,a4d qualifyingthe forleadership alland fourguidance eventsof incoaches and staff, and the individualenthusiastic opensupport championship;of the entire Fairfax HigR School community;

andnow, therefore, be it commend the Fairfax High School gymnastics team on winning the team title and several individual titles in the floorVirginia routineHigh withSchool aLeague scoreClass of6 9.6;state championships;

sheand, wrappedbe upit RESOLVED FURTHER, That the dayClerk byof earningthe anSenate individualprepare all-arounda statecopy titleof withthis aresolution totalfor scoreexpression of 38.534the afterGeneral second-placeAssembly's finishesadmiration onfor the uneventeam's barsachievements and best wishes for the vault;future.

and WHEREAS, the successful season is a tribute to the skill and hard work of all the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of coaches and staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Fairfax High School community;

now, therefore, be it J commend the Fairfax High School gymnastics team on winning the team title and several individual titles in the Virginia High School League Class 6 state championships;

and, be it 2 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Susan Barborek, head coach of the Fairfax High School gymnastics team, as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the team's achievements and best wishes for the future.

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