As Introduced
135th General Assembly
Regular Session S. R. No. 492
2023-2024
Senator Ingram
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the Roger Bacon High School girls volleyball team
as the 2024 Division IV State Champion.
WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 135th General Assembly 1
of Ohio are pleased to congratulate the Roger Bacon High School girls 2
volleyball team on winning the 2024 Division IV State Championship; 3
and 4
WHEREAS, A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of the 5
Roger Bacon High School girls volleyball team have combined talent and 6
spirit with the highest ideals of good sportsmanship to establish 7
themselves as truly exceptional competitors. With admirable 8
dedication, the Spartans have worked diligently toward attaining 9
ultimate proficiency in volleyball, and as a result, they defeated a 10
tough Marlington team in three sets to win this year’s Division IV 11
State Championship, their fourth such title in program history, and 12
finished the season with an impressive 25-4 record; and 13
WHEREAS, The Spartans’ achievements and leadership are a 14
justifiable source of pride and an excellent reflection on the 15
players, their families, their school, their community, and their 16
coaches, Steve Rossi and Alyssa Flading. In leading their team to 17
victory, they have not only helped the athletes to develop their 18
talents to the fullest but also instilled in them a valuable sense of 19
determination, perseverance, and camaraderie; and 20
WHEREAS, With athletic competition playing such an important role 21
in the total education of our young people, we are extremely pleased 22
to pay tribute to these exemplary athletes and their outstanding 23
coaches for a job well done. The maturity and experience the team 24
members have gained through their participation in sports will greatly 25
aid them in meeting the challenges of the future; therefore be it 26
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As Introduced
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 135th General 27
Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, commend the Roger Bacon 28
High School girls volleyball team on its tremendous season and salute 29
the members and coaches as some of Ohio’s finest citizens; and be it 30
further 31
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly 32
authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Roger Bacon High School 33
girls volleyball team. 34