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HR 1077

TO RECOGNIZE THE ROGERS HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL WAR EAGLES BOYS' WRESTLING TEAM AS THE CLASS 6A STATE CHAMPIONS.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by John Carr

Ceremonial recognition of Rogers Heritage HS War Eagles as 2025 Class 6A state wrestling champions; honorific only, no funding or policy changes.

READ AND ADOPTED.
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Bill Summary · HR 1077

Summary — HR 1077 (Arkansas House Resolution, 95th General Assembly, 2025)

Purpose / Intent

HR 1077 is a ceremonial House resolution that recognizes the Rogers Heritage High School War Eagles boys’ wrestling team as the Class 6A State Champions. The resolution records the team’s competitive achievements during the 2024–2025 season and directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to the team’s head coach.

Note: the bill text includes an unrelated line ("This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act or the STEAM Act") that appears to be a clerical/template error and is not consistent with the resolution’s content.

Key provisions

  • Formally recognizes the Rogers Heritage High School War Eagles boys’ wrestling team as the Class 6A State Champions.
  • Recites factual details about the championship season, including match scores, records, individual honors, and coaching staff.
  • Directs that, upon adoption, a copy of the resolution be presented to Head Coach Alvie Killingsworth by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Facts and accomplishments cited in the resolution

  • Championship date & venue: March 1, 2025, at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock.
  • Historical note: First team in Arkansas history (since the introduction of regional qualifiers) to win the dual state, regional, and state championships in the same year.
  • Dual meet record: 10–1. Dual state championship victories:
    • Quarterfinal: defeated Conway, 57–17
    • Semifinal: defeated Bentonville West, 35–31
    • Final: defeated Bentonville, 41–27
  • Regional meet: Rogers Heritage scored 228 points, runner-up Bentonville scored 211.
  • State meet: Rogers Heritage scored 136 points, runner-up Bentonville scored 118.
  • Team roster listed: Melvin Hernandez; Tyler Blair; Kyan Patton; Cristo Zamora; Jacob McCrary; Mason Salas; Dimarcus Zamora; Abram Goodwin; Ben Smith; Cash Bray; Luis Araujo; Kaden McCrary; Miles Bray; Nick Barry.
  • Individual honors:
    • State individual champions: Kyan Patton, Cash Bray
    • State runners-up: Ben Smith, Kaden McCrary, Nick Barry
    • Third place (bronze): Jacob McCrary
    • Fourth place: Mason Salas, Dimarcus Zamora, Abram Goodwin
    • All-State honors: Kyan Patton, Cash Bray, Ben Smith, Kaden McCrary, Nick Barry, Jacob McCrary, Mason Salas, Dimarcus Zamora, Abram Goodwin
  • Coaches: Head Coach Alvie Killingsworth and Coach Trace Talley.
  • Includes a quote attributed to Head Coach Killingsworth describing the team’s aggressive approach.

Who is affected

  • Primary subject: Rogers Heritage High School War Eagles boys’ wrestling team, coaching staff, and school community.
  • Effect: purely honorific — no regulatory, fiscal, or programmatic changes; no legal obligations or funding attached.

Procedural / timeline highlights

  • Introduced in the Arkansas House: February 6, 2025.
  • Committee activity: Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources; Committee reported “Do Pass” (March 17, 2025).
  • House actions: Read the first time (March 11, 2025), read and referred to House Management, later placed on Local & Consent Calendars and Congratulatory & Memorials calendar.
  • Adopted / final actions: Read and adopted (listed April 1, 2025, and May 23, 2025 in the legislative history), reported enrolled May 25, 2025.
  • Status: Read and adopted (ceremonial resolution completed).

Sponsors / related items

  • Sponsors listed in the provided data include Representative John Carr (primary author in the Arkansas House text). Additional names (listed as sponsors) appear to include federal members (e.g., Susie Lee, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez) — this may reflect a data merge or clerical issue and is inconsistent with the Arkansas House origin of HR 1077.
  • Companion bill listed as S 456.

Impact

HR 1077 is a nonbinding, honorary resolution that formally acknowledges and celebrates a high school athletic achievement. It carries symbolic recognition for the students, coaches, and community but creates no legal or budgetary consequences.

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

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