Commendation Washington High School Senior Skylar Diggins

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RESOLUTION NO. 3 ~ ~O 3 "~ A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PUBLICLY HONORING WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SKYLAR DIGGINS FOR EARNING THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL AWARD IN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL, THE NAISMITH TROPHY AND FOR EARNING MANY OTHER HONORS ~~, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is especially proud to recognize that Washington High School Senior, Skylar Diggins, a member of the 2008-2009 Washington High School Varsity Girls Basketball Team, has been chosen as the Naismith National High School Player of the Year; and ~1, the Naismith Trophy was presented to Skylar at a banquet held. in Atlanta, Georgia on March 23`d; with this honor being given annually to the top girl and boy high school players and coaches in the country and is the most prestigious national award in high school basketball; and ~~, the Common Council further recognizes that Skylar Diggins, an exceptional student-athlete both on and off the basketball court; is rated as the consensus #1 guard in the country; was selected to be a member of the 2009 McDonald's All American Girls Team and scored agame-high 18 points for the East in the 8~' annual McDonald's All-American Game held in Coral Gables, Florida last week; is the 2009 Indianapolis Star "Indiana Miss Basketball"; is the 2009 Gatorade National Player of the Year; was selected to be a member of the first-team AP All-State for the 3`d year in a row -being voting in by the most votes among the girls; and ~ the Common Council would especially like to publicly recognize that as a member of the 26-1 Washington High School Lady Panthers Basketball Team, Skylar Diggins, a 5-10 senior, averaged astate- best 29 points, 6.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.2 blocked shots during her senior year; and finished her high school career with 2,790 points, third all-time in Indiana state history; and ~`y Skylar Diggins maintains a 3.91 grade point average; is a member of the National Honor Society; led the Washington Lady Panthers to a 102-7 mark in her high school basketball career; and plans to major in Pre-Med at the University of Notre Dame and ultimately wants to become an orthopedic surgeon. ~N~ ~J~~~ ~ ~t~/~ by the Common Council of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council congratulates SKYLAR DIGGINS, for winning the Naismith National High School Player of the Year; the Gatorade National Player of the Year; the MaxPreps Girls Basketball Player of the Year and many other honors during her senior year as a member of the 2008-2009 Washington High School Varsity Girls Basketball Team. Section II. The Common Council is especially impressed by how humble and gracious Skylar is, as epitomized by her comment that "All of these awards I've received have been overwhelming. None of these individual honors would have been possible without all of my teammates. I've played on great teams at Washington and with great players. This is not about me...." Skylar will go on to wear the No. 1 jersey this June to lead Indiana against Kentucky in the All-Star series to be held in Indianapolis and in Louisville. Section II. The South Bend Common Council believes that the very talented and gifted SKYLAR DIGGINS' great work ethic, discipline, and dedication to her studies and to basketball has enabled her to become a role model on the national stage, and here in her hometown of South Bend. Skylar has brought the highest of honors to herself, her mother Renee Scott, her stepfather Maurice Scott, her father Tige Diggins; her many other family members and friends, Washington High School, and the South Bend Community School Corporation. The residents of the City of South Bend, Indiana are counting the days until they can fill the Joyce Center at the University of Notre and cheer for Skylar as a member of the ND Women~asketball Team. be in full force and effect Al "B~,iddy" L. White, At Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Att'y !/ia o~C~ 2009 - - Lu.• G Stephe ~ J. Lue~l e; Mayor