Bill Text: VA HR231 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commending the Glenvar High School boys' swim and dive team.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-04 - Bill text as passed House (HR231ER) [HR231 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HR231-Introduced.html
WHEREAS, the Glenvar High School boys' swim and dive team of Roanoke County won the Virginia High School League Class 1/2 combined state championship on February 15, 2024, at the Collegiate School Aquatics Center in Richmond; and
WHEREAS, the Glenvar High School Highlanders tallied 238 points during the meet to outpace the runner-up Radford High School Bobcats by 77 points and bring home a state title; and
WHEREAS, the Glenvar Highlanders' victory was a total team effort, led by an extraordinary performance from Connor Wilkes, who won first place medals in the 50-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle relay, and 200-yard medley relay events; and
WHEREAS, the success of the Glenvar High School Highlanders is the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and teachers, and the unwavering support of their families and the entire Glenvar High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Glenvar High School boys' swim and dive team hereby be commended for winning the 2024 Virginia High School League Class 1/2 combined state championship; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Glenvar High School boys' swim and dive team as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the team's achievement.
