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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 293 Offered January 30, 2023 Commending Rock Ridge High School Performing Arts. ---------- Patrons-- Bell and Boysko; Delegate: Subramanyam ----------

WHEREAS, Rock Ridge High School Performing Arts of Ashburn won the Virginia High School League Class 4 state championship on December 3, 2022, at Monticello High School in Charlottesville; and

WHEREAS, after achieving first place at the district and super-regional levels, Rock Ridge Performing Arts claimed the first state championship in program history with its production of “The Trench,” a play by Oliver Lansley based on the true story of a miner who was trapped in a trench during World War I; and

WHEREAS, Rock Ridge Performing Arts saw its production’s lead, A.J. Ruhnke, win one of three Outstanding Actor awards which helped to seal the program’s historic win; and

WHEREAS, Rock Ridge Performing Arts developed its production in collaboration with the dual enrollment theatre class at Rock Ridge High School; the play was also presented at the Virginia Thespian Festival at Shenandoah University in January 2023; and

WHEREAS, the members of Rock Ridge Performing Arts were guided by the exceptional leadership of theatre director Anthony Cimino-Johnson, assistant director Rebekah Hess, and technical director Peter Johnson; and

WHEREAS, the success of Rock Ridge Performing Arts is the result of the hard work and dedication of the student actors and stage technicians, the leadership and guidance of their directors and teachers, and the unwavering support of their families and the entire Rock Ridge High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Rock Ridge High School Performing Arts for winning the 2022 Virginia High School League Class 4 state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Anthony Cimino-Johnson, director of Rock Ridge High School Performing Arts, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the program’s achievements.