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Second Regular Session

Sixty-first General Assembly

LLS NO. R98­0876.01 RLH

STATE OF COLORADO

BY SENATORS Weddig, Blickensderfer, Coffman, Feeley, Lacy, and Martinez;

also REPRESENTATIVES Hagedorn, Allen, McPherson, Tate, and S. Williams.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 98-017

CONCERNING CONGRATULATING THE AURORA HINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM ON THEIR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WIN.

WHEREAS, Following in the footsteps of their football team, the top­ranked Aurora Hinkley High School boys basketball team claimed the title in the class 4A state finals; and

WHEREAS, Their 91­60 victory over the 4th-ranked Windsor Wizards gave the Thunderbirds their 20th straight win and 24th victory of the season and avenged their semi­final losses the previous two years; and

WHEREAS, Starters Aldean Thompson, Brandon Daum, Albert Powell, and Tim Graham scored an impressive 26, 23, 14, and 10 points respectively to lead the team to victory; and

WHEREAS, Four Hinkley players, Brandon Daum, Albert Powell, Aldean Thompson, and Tim Graham were named all­tournament and all­state athletes; and

WHEREAS, Brandon Daum was named tournament MVP; and

WHEREAS, Aldean Thompson was named Mr. Colorado 4A Basketball; and

WHEREAS, The Thunderbirds were led to victory by coach Dan Jarvis, who also led Hinkley to a championship in 1994; and

WHEREAS, All five starters on the team maintain a 3.5 grade point average while leading the championship team; and

WHEREAS, The accomplishments of the Hinkley Thunderbirds basketball team during the 1998 season are an inspiration to us all; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty­first General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:

That we, the members of the General Assembly, extend our congratulations to the players and staff who comprise the Hinkley Thunderbirds basketball team for the success in the 1998 season.

Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Dan Jarvis, head coach of the Hinkley Thunderbirds basketball team, Mike Nachazel, principal of Hinkley High School, and Joanie Warden, athletic director of Hinkley High School.