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2017 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 755
Commending the Rock Ridge High School drama team.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 20, 2017
Agreed to by the Senate, January 26, 2017

 

WHEREAS, the Rock Ridge High School drama team received a second-place award at the 2016 Virginia High School League Theatre Festival; and

WHEREAS, the Rock Ridge High School drama team performed “The Very Grey Matter of Edward Blank,” an engaging piece that explores the nature of mental illness; and

WHEREAS, the Rock Ridge High School drama team also received the overall Technical Effect award and special recognition for Integration of Various Art Forms; and

WHEREAS, Rock Ridge High School junior Luke Harris received a Best Male Actor award for his portrayal of Edward Blank, and senior Megan Emanuel received a theatre scholarship for stage management; and

WHEREAS, as a runner-up at the Virginia High School League Theatre Festival, the Rock Ridge High School drama team will represent the Commonwealth at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in March 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky; and

WHEREAS, the achievement is a tribute to the talent and hard work of the student actors and crew, the guidance of coaches and faculty, and the passionate support of the entire Rock Ridge High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Rock Ridge High School drama team on placing second at the 2016 Virginia High School League Theatre Festival; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Anthony Cimino-Johnson, theatre director of Rock Ridge High School, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the drama team’s accomplishments.