Bill Text: VA HJR41 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Commending Annie Houston LeHardy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-01-20 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ41ER) [HJR41 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2012-HJR41-Enrolled.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 41 Commending Annie Houston LeHardy.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 13, 2012 Agreed to by the Senate, January 19, 2012

WHEREAS, Annie Houston LeHardy, the 2010 - 2011 Gatorade Virginia Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, was a stand-out scholar-athlete for Hidden Valley High School in Roanoke County; and

WHEREAS, Annie LeHardy's list of running achievements include winning the Virginia High School League Girls Cross Country Group AA state championship for 2010 - 2011, setting a course record time of 17 minutes and 34 seconds; and

WHEREAS, in her senior year at Hidden Valley High School, Annie LeHardy was chosen as MileStat.com's cross country runner of the year; additionally she won the Group AA track and field state championship in the 1,600 meter race with a time of 4 minutes and 57.07 seconds and holds a school record in that event of 4 minutes and 55.84 seconds; and

WHEREAS, additional running awards include being named a finalist in 2009 and 2010 at the Nike Cross Nationals meet, and receiving All-State honors in the 800 and 1,600 meter races for all four years of high school; and

WHEREAS, Annie LeHardy demonstrated academic excellence at Hidden Valley High School, where she maintained a 4.10 grade point average; and

WHEREAS, while in high school, Annie LeHardy was a member of the National Beta Club and the Titan Twelve community-service organization; she also was involved with her church youth group and was a full-care service provider to the elderly in their homes; and

WHEREAS, Annie LeHardy, now a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is a runner for the women's cross country team; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Annie Houston LeHardy for her athletic achievements in cross country and track and field; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Annie Houston LeHardy as an expression of the General Assembly's congratulations and admiration for excelling both academically and athletically.