HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO Archive - 09/17/2012 - Milton High School Girls' Lacrosse Team Day (2)WHEREAS,
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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;
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;
the Milton High School girls' lacrosse team has a tradition of excellence and
accomplishment in academic and athletic competition reflecting the highest
ideals ofhard work, training and sportsmanship, and;
the girls' lacrosse team has made it to the Georgia High School Association
state championships every year since their inception, and;
the Milton High School girls' lacrosse team won the Georgia High School
AAAAA State Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and
2012, and;
the team was ranked number 13 in the country and number 2 in the south in
2011, and number 26 in the country and number 2 in the south for 2012, and;
the Milton High School girls' lacrosse team racked up an unprecedented
amount of player superlatives, including 57 All-State honors, 17 U.S. Lacrosse
All-Americans since 2004, four U.S. Lacrosse honorable mention AlI
Americans since 2005 and 40 U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-Americans, 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 ofthe City ofMilton, hereby dictate and
proclaim Monday, September 17 as "MHton High School Lacrosse Team Day" in the City of
Milton, Georgia.
and seal ofthe City ofMilton, Georgia on this 17th day of September,
JoeLoc