HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamations - 06/17/2019 - Milton HS Girls Lacrosse State Championship ProcWHEREAS,
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Milton High School Girls' Lacrosse Team Day
lacrosse is a sport that requires skillful hand-eye coordination , mental
awareness and physical endurance, and ;
the girls ' lacrosse program began in 1999 as a club sport at Milton High
School and has grown rapidly since that time, and ;
the Milton High School girls ' lacrosse teams have previously won the Georgia
High School State Championship in 2005, 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2010, 2011 ,
2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2017 and 2018 and;
the Milton High School girls ' lacrosse team had a record in 2019 of 22 wins
and 1 loss , the best seasonal record in the history of the program , and;
a long the path to winning the 2019 Georgia High School 6-7 A State
Championship for the third year in a row, they defeated the state champion
teams from Tennessee , Virginia, Oregon , Massachusetts and the Georgia l-5A
champions and;
the Milton High School girls ' lacrosse team produced 12 All-State players,
and ;
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, June 17 th 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 t ·st 7th day of June, 2019.