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RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PUBLICLY <br />COMMENDING SKLYAR DIGGINS OF WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR HER MANY ACADEMIC <br />TALENTS AND FOR BEING SELECTED THE NATION'S NO-1 POINT GUARD IN THE 2009 CLASS <br />the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is proud to recognize the Skylar <br />Diggins, a senior at Washington High School, who has a 3.87 GPA; is a member of the National Honor Society; <br />is ranked in the top ten (10) in her high school class; and volunteers with youth groups at the Martin Luther <br />King Recreation Center; and <br />'lam, the Common Council recognizes the Skylar Diggins is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the 2009 <br />class by ESPN HoopGuriz, and as a point guard for the South Bend Washington Lady Panthers Basketball <br />Team is known as "one of the most savvy players on the court ... and an incredible competitor... "; and <br />99waa, Skylar Diggins stands 5' 9" and "...being left handed really gives defenses fits ", & as a <br />proficient 3 -point shooter has excellent range a few feet behind the arc, along with her pull -up jumper. Skylar. <br />was named to the AP All-State Girls Basketball Team for the 2007 -2008 season; as a sophomore in 2006 <br />played in the City Securities Hall of Fame Classic & was named to the AAU National All- American Team; and <br />°,X"m, Skylar Diggins was named the `Burger King Outstanding Student Athlete of the Week" in <br />February of this year; was named the 2008 Gatorade Indiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year which <br />recognizes "outstanding athletic excellence as well as academic achievement and exemplary character" with <br />Skylar leading the Lady 'Panthers to a 23 -3 record and led the team to their P state title championship game <br />this past basketball season, where she averaged a state -best 29.5 points per game; and <br />9w., Skylar Diggins was selected to be a member of the 2008 USA Basketball's Women's U18 <br />National Team, a 12- member squad chosen after three days of trials at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in <br />Colorado Springs, and competed in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women in July in Buenos,. <br />Aires; and was also selected as a Parade I't -team and USA Today P team All- American this year. <br />gam, e /te e 4,z,,d a,, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: <br />Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council <br />hereby publicly commends and congratulates Skylar Diggins, a Washington High School Senior for the many <br />honors which she has earned in the classroom and on the basketball court, and as her former Coach Marilyn <br />Coddens stated, Skylar is "so versatile, with an inside and outside game. She is so knowledgeable and <br />unselfish ... and off the court she is a teacher's dream". <br />Section II The Common Council wishes Skylar Diggins continued success as an outstanding academic <br />student, as a gifted team leader of the South Bend Washington Lady Panthers Basketball Team this season, and <br />wishes her and her family the very best as she is recruited by almost every major collegiate program in the <br />nation. <br />Section III . This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Council <br />and approval by the Mayor. <br />Derek D. Dieter, 1" District <br />hn oorde, City Clerk <br />Oliver J. Davis 6`° District <br />Timothy A. Rouse, At Large <br />Al "B ddy" Kirsits, At Large <br />a <br />Kare L. White, At arge� <br />G� <br />Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Attorney <br />Yy 2008 <br />Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor <br />