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Florida Senate - 2004 (Corrected Copy) SR 2846
By Senator Saunders
37-1103B-04
1 Senate Resolution No. ____
2 A resolution commending the Southwest Florida
3 All Stars Cheerleading organization and the
4 2003 national awards won by its 2003 "Lady
5 Eagles," its 2003 "Tweety Birds," and its 2004
6 "Lady Eagles."
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8 WHEREAS, in 2003, the Southwest Florida All Stars Small
9 Seniors squad, the "Lady Eagles," and its Youth Novice squad,
10 the "Tweety Birds," each won the National Championship Trophy
11 and Banner in their respective Divisions of the 2003 National
12 Cheerleaders Association American Classics Competition, and
13 WHEREAS, the 2003 Classics competition took place in
14 nine different venues throughout the year, including Buena
15 Vista, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Orlando, Florida;
16 Chicago, Illinois; and Daytona Beach, Florida, and involved
17 hundreds of cheerleading squads and more than 20,000
18 cheerleaders from virtually every state in the country, and
19 WHEREAS, in the 2003 Daytona Beach Classics
20 competition, the "Lady Eagles" achieved a score of 9.32 out of
21 a possible 10, and the "Tweety Birds" achieved a score of 7.39
22 out of a possible 10, to win the first place trophies in their
23 respective divisions, and
24 WHEREAS, the 2003 "Lady Eagles" team, made up of
25 student athletes in grades 7-12, consisted of Alex Hughes,
26 Bree Beitelschies, Carley Meola, Rachael Meola, Alexa Smith,
27 Melissa Smalluck, Heather Buzenius, Sydney Locke, Kayla Judd,
28 Megan Duby, Allison Scriviner, Tatjana Mayer, Nichole Seidl,
29 Heather Klein, Charrisse Norton, Mimi Agron, Amy Kinsy, C.J.
30 Woods, Brittany Barthel, and Jazmine Reidy, and
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1 WHEREAS, the 2003 "Tweety Birds" team, made up of
2 student athletes in grades K-4, consisted of Katie Jones,
3 Alexus Medinus, Chelsea Joiner, Samantha Joiner, Taylor Waltz,
4 Allison Gallagher, Chloe Rager, Megan Aston, Shannon Wilson,
5 Morgan Meola, Kayla Benton, Frankie Wilson, Amber Alvarez,
6 Courtney Paxson, Morgan Deprofio, Lizzy Ortiz, Amanda Pierson,
7 Abbie Griffith, Lindsey Richardson, Hannah Johnson, Kendall
8 Dehon, and Brooke Barthel, and
9 WHEREAS, on Valentine's weekend, February 13-15, 2004,
10 the "Lady Eagles" team, taking first place among the final 17
11 teams with a 9.06 score out of a possible 10, won the Small
12 Senior Open Intermediate Division at the Chick-Fil-A National
13 Cheerleaders American All Star National Championship in
14 Dallas, Texas, an event that is considered the Super Bowl of
15 cheerleading competition, involving 325 cheerleading squads,
16 8,726 cheerleaders, and more than 21,000 spectators, and
17 WHEREAS, the 2004 "Lady Eagles" team, includes some of
18 the members of the 2003 team and some newcomers, consisting of
19 Alex Hughes, Bree Beitelschies, Carley Meola, Rachael Meola,
20 Alexa Smith, Afton Pitts, Melissa Smalluck, Alyssa Melita,
21 Alison Leonard, Heather Buzenius, Sydney Locke, Kayla Judd,
22 Megan Duby, Allison Scriviner, Rita Irving, Alex Rosenblum,
23 Megan Mowry, Tatjana Mayer, L.A. Clark, Nichole Seidl,
24 Christina Ierardi, and Heather Klein, and
25 WHEREAS, the student athletes who make up the "Lady
26 Eagles" and the "Tweety Birds" are well-rounded youths from
27 Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties, are actively involved in
28 cheerleading and other sports in their schools, maintain an
29 overall grade point average of 4.00 and are regularly involved
30 in charitable community activities, including donating toys to
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1 the Children's Hospital and to the Abuse Counseling and
2 Treatment Shelter, and
3 WHEREAS, the Southwest All Stars Cheerleading
4 organization, owned and operated by Head Coach Tanya Glatz,
5 and supported by Assistant Coaches Tina Sorazano and Mel
6 Aston, provides the training and direction needed to prepare
7 its young student athletes to achieve competitive excellence
8 while maintaining high standards of performance in every
9 aspect of their lives, NOW, THEREFORE,
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11 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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13 That the coaches and members of the Southwest All Stars
14 Cheerleading organization are commended, especially the 2003
15 and 2004 "Lady Eagles" and the 2003 "Tweety Birds," for
16 winning National Cheerleaders Association of America National
17 Championships in 2003 and 2004, bringing honor and pride to
18 the people who reside in Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties
19 and throughout the State of Florida.
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