IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Laura Reeves upon being named among The Kansas City Star's Scholar-Athletes of the Year for 2002.
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RESOLUTION # 14239, June 24, 2002
INTRODUCED BY Terry Young, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Laura Reeves of Grain Valley High School was named by The Kansas City Star as her school's Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2002; and,
WHEREAS, Laura ranks eleventh in her class of 99, with a 10.3 grade point average on a 11.0 scale; and,
WHEREAS, she has eleven varsity letters in three different sports including basketball, volleyball and softball; and,
WHEREAS, she was three-time volleyball all-district, all-conference, four-time basketball all conference, and three-time softball all-conference; and,
WHEREAS, in basketball, she made1st team all-conference three years and 1st team al-district two years; and,
WHEREAS, Laura, who stands 5 feet six inches tall, had a basketball record of 40 points for a single game in her sophomore year; a season total of 527 points her senior year; and a career total of 1,760 points; and,
WHEREAS, she also made 24 three-point shots in a season and has a career high of 64 three-point shots. Her top season scoring average was 19.9 points per game; and,
WHEREAS, in volleyball she made 1st team all-conference for two years and 1st team all-district, also for two years; and,
WHEREAS, she was captain of both her volleyball and basketball teams in her junior and senior years; and,
WHEREAS, in softball, Laura played second base and was 1st team all-conference for three years; and,
WHEREAS, besides sports, Laura was on the National Honor Society and participated in two summer church mission trips, one to Chicago, Illinois, and the other to Casper, Wyoming; and,
WHEREAS, on these trips she helped build new homes and repair homes for those less fortunate; and,
WHEREAS, in addition, she is a volunteer at a...
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