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HR 1061

TO RECOGNIZE THE MOUNTAIN HOME BOMBERS HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' INDOOR TRACK TEAM AS THE CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONS.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Stetson Painter

Recognizes Mountain Home High School Bombers boys’ indoor track as 5A state champions and honors coaches and athletes for outstanding performances at the meet.

READ AND ADOPTED.
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Bill Summary · HR 1061

Summary — Arkansas House Resolution HR 1061 (95th General Assembly, 2025)

Purpose / Intent

HR 1061 is a ceremonial House resolution that formally recognizes and congratulates the Mountain Home High School Bombers boys’ indoor track team for winning the Class 5A Indoor Track and Field state championship. The resolution memorializes the team’s achievements at the state meet and directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to Head Coach Noah Chagnon.

Key provisions / Content

  • Recognizes that the Bombers won the Class 5A Indoor Track & Field state championship on February 22, 2025, at the Randal Tyson Track Center (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville).
  • Lists notable individual and team performances at the championship:
    • Connor King: 1st place — 800m and 1600m; improved his personal record by 3 seconds.
    • Eli Jones: 1st place — shot put; improved his own school record by 6 inches.
    • Eston Ford: contributed points in shot put after only two months of training; his points helped secure a narrow overall victory (shot put won by 0.5 point).
    • Jackson Free: 1st place — 3200m; 2nd place — 1600m; improved his personal record by 3 seconds.
    • Garrett Barr: 2nd place — 3200m.
    • Taylon Peterson: 3rd place — triple jump.
    • 4x800m relay (Connor King, Trenton Smith, Jackson Free, Garrett Barr): 1st place.
    • 4x400m relay (Connor Schulz, Ben Souder, Talan Palmer, Zach Daugherty): 3rd place.
    • Pole vault: Zach Daugherty — 4th at 15'6"; Adam Jones — 6th at 14'6".
  • Acknowledges the coaching staff: Head Coach Noah Chagnon and assistant coaches Tilda Helgesson, Wil Norris, Andy Alman, Jose Jiminez, and Philip Goodwin.
  • Directs that, upon adoption, a copy of the resolution be presented to Head Coach Noah Chagnon by the Chief Clerk of the House.

Who is affected

  • Directly honors the Mountain Home High School Bombers boys’ indoor track team, its athletes, coaches, and Mountain Home School District.
  • Symbolically benefits the school community and local supporters; the resolution has no regulatory, funding, or programmatic effects.

Procedural / Timeline notes

  • Introduced: February 6, 2025 (By: Representative Painter).
  • Championship date noted in resolution: February 22, 2025.
  • Legislative actions (selected): referred to committee Feb 6; read and adopted March 5, 2025; placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions calendar May 23, 2025; reported enrolled May 24, 2025. Status: Read and adopted.
  • This is a non-binding, honorific state House resolution (classification: resolution).

Additional

  • Companion bill noted: S 455 (companion).
  • Primary sponsor listed in the bill header: Representative Painter. (The bill text also lists Coach Chagnon’s quoted remarks and staff information.)

This resolution is ceremonial: it records legislative recognition of the team’s accomplishment and provides for a formal presentation of the resolution to the head coach.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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