HOUSE COMMEMORATION   NO. 1008

        Introduced by: Representatives Sigdestad, Frost, Hanson (Gary), Hargens, Hundstad, Kooistra, Lange, Peterson (Jim), Van Gerpen, and Van Norman and Senators Symens, Dennert, Duxbury, Hagen, Hutmacher, and Sutton (Dan)  

         A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION,  Honoring the 2001 Roslyn Vikings High School football team, coaches, and staff.

     WHEREAS,  the 2001 Roslyn Vikings High School football team won the 9-B State High School Football Championship with an 11-1 record through outstanding character, dedication, and perseverance; and

     WHEREAS,  head coach Kent Schuster, assistant coach Tom Lee, and their staff provided excellent leadership and support to the members of the team, achieving the first-ever State Football Championship in Roslyn High School's history; and

     WHEREAS,  the students of the 2001 Roslyn Vikings football team showed enormous pride and great leadership on and off the field, and four members of the Roslyn Vikings were named to the All- State Football Team:

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED,  by the Seventy-seventh Legislature of the State of South Dakota, that the 2001 Roslyn Vikings High School football team, coaches, and staff be recognized for their excellence in athletics for the 2001-2002 school year.