A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Commending and honoring the 2011 South Dakota Girls Outstanding Athlete and the South Dakota Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Kari Heck of Washington High School, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for her outstanding athletic performance.

    WHEREAS, Kari Heck was the 2011 South Dakota Class AA Champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, and the long jump; and

    WHEREAS, Kari Heck of Washington High School has shown exemplary patience, dedication, and tenacity throughout her high school career:

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the Eighty-seventh Legislature of the State of South Dakota, that the Legislature congratulates Kari Heck of Washington High on her outstanding athletic performance.