SENATE COMMEMORATION     NO.   8  

Introduced by:     Senators Kloucek, Ahlers, Bartling, Bradford, Brown, Gant, Gillespie, Gray, Heidepriem, Howie, Hunhoff (Jean), Jerstad, Maher, Merchant, Novstrup (Al), Peterson, Rhoden, Turbak Berry, and Vehle and Representatives Putnam, Carson, Cutler, Engels, Feickert, Frerichs, Gibson, Greenfield, Iron Cloud III, Jensen, Juhnke, Killer, Lucas, Moser, Nygaard, Olson (Betty), Schlekeway, Schrempp, Sorenson, Street, Tidemann, Van Gerpen, and Vanneman
 

        
         A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION,  Honoring Earv Archambeau, son of Rita and the late Merv Archambeau of Avon, South Dakota, for his outstanding accomplishments as a high school athlete.

     WHEREAS,  Earv Archambeau has proven to be a leader in four different sports--basketball, football, golf, and track--at Avon High School and was named the Press & Dakotan's Prep Boys Athlete of the Year for 2008; and

     WHEREAS,  Earv Archambeau possesses a competitive strength and deep desire for the game of football, giving him a successful five-year career with 4,670 rushing yards, 70 touchdowns, and three Class 9A state titles. Earv Archambeau was named Most Valuable Player in one of the title games; and

     WHEREAS,  Earv Archambeau was selected as Elite 45 Captain by the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. The award recognizes him as the top football athlete in South Dakota; and

     WHEREAS,  Earv Archambeau averaged 10 points, 4 assists, and 3 steals in each basketball game last season for the Avon Pirates, who finished with a 16-6 record; and

     WHEREAS,  in May, Earv Archambeau contributed to the Avon Pirates by playing in the Class B State Golf Championship and in the same month competed in the state track meet:
     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,  by the Senate of the Eighty-fourth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that Earv Archambeau be congratulated and commended for his phenomenal performance in high school athletics.