Fiscal Note
No expenditure required.
Title
Honoring the state championship won by the Memorial High School Forensics Team.
Body
WHEREAS, Madison Metropolitan Public Schools have high standards for excellence; and
WHEREAS, on April 22, 2006, the James Madison Memorial Forensics Team fulfilled and exceeded that charge by competing with 89 teams and winning the overall team competition (tying Appleton East, with a team score of 325 points out of a possible 375) and the 36th Annual High School State Tournament at Ripon College; and
WHEREAS, James Madison Memorial place 1st in Division 1 for the fourth time in the past five years; and
WHEREAS, forensics teams from around the state have prepared students for competitive events in dramatic and language arts for many years; and
WHEREAS, head coach Tom Hardin and other coaches view forensics as a way to make learning the arts fun and devote great energy to the program along with all members of the club, many of whom competed in the state tournament; and
WHEREAS, James Madison Memorial students captured first in 8 of the twenty-two events; and
WHEREAS, the team's accomplishment has brought much well-deserved attention to Memorial's arts program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Madison applaud the Madison Memorial Forensics Team and its achievement in winning the state tournament.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that we hope their accomplishments inspire their peers at Madison Memorial and elsewhere to emulate the team's high standards of excellence and to learn and use these skills that will serve them for a lifetime.