HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommendation St. Anthony De Padua Volleyball Team ChampionshipRESOLUTION
3722-07
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
March 26, 20 07
Attest:
City Clerk
~- President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
March 27, 20 07
Approved and signed by me ' r , ~N~'` 2-~ 20~ .
City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 3 7 2 2- 0 7
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A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
PUBLICLY COMMENDING JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL TEAM FOR WINNING
THEIR 7"; STRAIGHT MOCK TRIAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
~fi~eaa, the Indiana High School Mock Trial program is aimed to "stimulate and encourage a
deeper understanding and appreciation of the American legal system by providing an opportunity for
students to learn about the judicial system through ahands-on experience"; and
~1~eaa, through mock trials, high school students gain an understanding of society's approach
to dispute resolution and justice through an experiential learning opportunity where they can acquire skills
in critical thinking and reasoning, oral advocacy, team work and citizenship involving a hypothetical case
where mock trial team members compete in actual courtrooms and display their knowledge; and
~~eaa, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is proud to recognize that
twenty-four (24) high schools from throughout the State of Indiana recently competed in the Indiana High
School Mock Trial State competitions; and that the John Adams High School Mock Trial Team who
won the Mock Trial State Championship, making this the 7t" consecutive yeaz in which a John Adams
team were victorious as Indiana State Champions; and
~l~eaa, the Council would especially like to publicly recognize that the John Adams High
School Mock Trial Program is organized and sponsored by Judith Overmyer, a teacher at John
Adams; the local attorneys who serve as Mock Trial coaches and volunteer countless hours of their time
and talents in preparing the MOCK TRIAL STATE CHAMPIONS for the State of Indiana, the Adams
Mock Trial Renegades Team, whose members include:
Claire Alvis Laura Jones Adam Rector
Ethan Jason Michael Smyth Katherin Yugo
~oc~, ~l~ex~axe, lse ctxeao~vec` by the Common Council of the City 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 hereby congratulates each and every member of the 2006-2007 John Adams High School Mock
Trial Team, their program's organizer and sponsor, Judith Overmyer, and their coaches for winning their
7th straight Mock Trial State Championship, making this Renegade Team the best in the state!
Section II. The South Bend Common Council believes that the hard-work, discipline, and
dedication of the students on the John Adams High School Mock Trial Team has enabled each of these
students to be excellent role models for all students throughout our country; and each team member has
brought the highest of honors to themselves, their family and friends, John Adams High School, the South
Bend Community School Corporation and all of the residents of the City of South Bend, Indiana.
Section III . The Common Council wishes the John Adams High School Mock Trial Team the
very best as they represent the State of Indiana at the National High School Mock Trial Championship in
Dallas, Texas on May 10-12, 2007.
Section IV . This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the
Co cil and approval by the Mayor.
Der k D. Dieter, 1St D~~ick.~
~fi~3lotte D. Pfeifer, 2° District,
Kelly,
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Ervin Kuspa, `" Distri t
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Al "Buddy" sits, At Large
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Kazen L. White, At Lazge ~
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KathleenCekanski-Farrand,Council Attorney
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Stephen J. Lue~,~lVlayor of South Bend