To Recognize The Yellville-summit Panthers Girl's Track And Field Team As The 2024 Class 2a State Champions.
Summary
House Resolution 1021 is a ceremonial resolution recognizing the Yellville-Summit Panthers girls' track and field team as the 2024 Class 2A state champions. The resolution highlights the team’s victory at the state meet in Quitman on April 30, 2024, and notes that the Panthers earned their fourth consecutive Class 2A championship.
The resolution also celebrates individual and team achievements, including K.J. Moore’s multiple event wins, the relay team’s success, and strong performances by Riley Hopson and Fay Chism. It further acknowledges Head Coach April Martin for her coaching honors and quotes her remarks about the team’s hard work despite limited facilities. The measure directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to Coach Martin upon adoption.
Impact
HR1021 does not change Arkansas law, create new programs, or appropriate funds; it is a nonbinding honorary resolution. Its practical effect is to place the House’s official recognition on the record and to formally commend the athletes, coach, and school community for their athletic accomplishments.
Sentiment
The sentiment around the resolution is strongly positive and celebratory. The bill text is entirely laudatory, emphasizing perseverance, repeated championship success, and achievement despite facility limitations. No votes, committee discussion, or recorded opposition are provided, and there is no indication of controversy in the available materials.
Contention
There are no notable points of contention in the bill text or the provided legislative history. Because the resolution is honorary and noncontroversial, it appears to have been intended as a unanimous or broadly supported recognition of a successful high school athletic team and its coach.