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2018 SESSION
WHEREAS, the Galileo Magnet High School Academic Competition for Excellence team won the Virginia High School League Class 1A Scholastic Bowl state championship on February 24, 2018, at The College of William and Mary; and
WHEREAS, the Galileo Magnet High School Academic Competition for Excellence (ACE) team is composed of 18 members who practice together for two to three hours each week; the 2018 state championship was the first in the school’s history; and
WHEREAS, a total of 10 members of the Galileo Magnet High School ACE team traveled to the state championship and five participated in the competition; the three-round tournament included questions in fields ranging from math and science to engineering, art, literature, sports, and current events; and
WHEREAS, the Galileo Magnet High School ACE team had three wins and no losses in the state tournament and finished ahead of Honaker High School, Riverheads High School, and George Wythe High School; and
WHEREAS, the five members of the Galileo Magnet High School ACE competition team were Henry Stevens, Kush Patel, Layne Larson, Kiki McLaughlin, and Jenita Theodore; and
WHEREAS, the Galileo Magnet High School ACE team’s state championship victory is a testament to the hard work and intelligence of all its dedicated team members, the leadership and guidance of its coaches, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Galileo Magnet High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Galileo Magnet High School Academic Competition for Excellence team on winning the 2018 Virginia High School League Class 1A Scholastic Bowl state championship; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jared Smith, head coach of the Galileo Magnet High School Academic Competition for Excellence team, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the team’s spectacular accomplishments.