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Milton High School Girls’ Lacrosse Team Day
WHEREAS, lacrosse is a sport that requires skillful hand-eye coordination, mental
awareness and physical endurance, and;
WHEREAS, the girls’ lacrosse program began in 1999 as a club sport at Milton High
School and has grown rapidly since that time, and;
WHEREAS, in 2002 the Georgia High School Association officially sanctioned lacrosse as
a high school sport and in 2005 recognized lacrosse as a full-fledged high
school sport, and;
WHEREAS, the Milton High School girls’ lacrosse team has a tradition of excellence and
accomplishment in academic and athletic competition reflecting the highest
ideals of hard work, training and sportsmanship, and;
WHEREAS, the girls’ lacrosse team has made it to the Georgia High School Association
state championships every year since their inception, and;
WHEREAS, the Milton High School girls’ lacrosse team won the Georgia High School
AAAAA State Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018 and;
WHEREAS, the Milton High School girls’ lacrosse team racked up an unprecedented
amount of player superlatives, including 107 All-State honors, 32 U.S.
Lacrosse All-Americans since 2005, nine U.S. Lacrosse honorable mention
All-Americans since 2005 and 63 U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-Americans,
and;
WHEREAS, the players on the Milton High School girls’ lacrosse team are champions not
only on the field, but also in the classroom, in the community and in life; we
are proud that this great team is located in Milton, Georgia.
Now, therefore, we, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Milton, hereby dictate and
proclaim Monday, August 20th as “Milton High School Lacrosse Team Day” in the City of
Milton, Georgia.
Given under our hand and seal of the City of Milton, Georgia on this 20th day of August,
2018.
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Joe Lockwood, Mayor