To Recognize The Smackover High School Varsity Cheerleading Team As The 2024 Class 3a State Champions.
Summary
House Resolution 1040 is a ceremonial resolution honoring the Smackover High School varsity cheerleading team, the Battlin' Buckaroos, for winning the 2024 Class 3A state cheer championship in Arkansas. The resolution notes that the team earned a score of 76.9 points at the state competition in Hot Springs, won category awards in cheer overall, building, jumps, and tumbling, and repeated as state champions for the second year in a row.
The resolution also recognizes the team’s national success, including a ninth-place finish in the Intermediate Crowd Leading, Medium Division, at the National Cheerleaders Association national championship in Dallas. It names the student athletes by class year, identifies Head Coach Jennifer Reed and Assistant Coach Ryleigh Stringer, and includes a quotation from Coach Reed describing the team’s injury challenges and confidence heading into competition. The measure directs that a copy of the resolution be provided to the head coach after adoption.
Impact
HR1040 does not change Arkansas law, create new programs, or appropriate funds. Its effect is limited to formal legislative recognition of a high school athletic team and the transmission of an official copy to the coach. The resolution has no regulatory impact on schools, athletics, or state agencies beyond the ceremonial acknowledgment.
Sentiment
The sentiment around the resolution is strongly positive and congratulatory. The bill text is entirely laudatory, emphasizing the team’s championship performance, resilience through injuries, and national ranking. No votes, committee objections, or opposing testimony are provided, and the available context suggests the measure is noncontroversial.
Contention
There is no notable policy contention in the available materials because the resolution is honorary rather than substantive legislation. The only potentially debatable element is the inclusion of detailed individual athlete names and competitive achievements, but this is typical of recognition resolutions and does not reflect disagreement. No legislators, committees, or stakeholders are shown as opposing or amending the measure.