Approved as to Form and Legality
DRAFT
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City Attorney’s Office
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBERS TREVA REID AND DAN KALB AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NIKKI FORTUNATO BAS
RESOLUTION HONORING THE OAKLAND HIGH SCHOOL WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL TEAM AS 2024 CIF DIVISION V STATE CHAMPIONS AND THE OAKLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM AS 2024
CIF DIVISION II STATE CHAMPIONS
WHEREAS, against many odds and relentless pursuit, both the Oakland High School Girl’s Basketball team and the Oakland Technical High School Boy’s Basketball teams persevered into this incredible, defining life moment and remarkable victory; and WHEREAS, under the leadership of Coach Nita Simpson, the Oakland High School Girl’s Basketball Team, called the Oakland Wildcats, won the 2024 California Interscholastic Federation State Division V for girls basketball on March 8, 2024, with a 56-50 win, defeating Montgomery- San Diego High School; and
WHEREAS, under the leadership of Coach Karega Hart, the Oakland Technical High School Boys Basketball Team, called the Oakland Tech Bulldogs, won the 2024 California Interscholastic Federation State Division II for boys basketball on March 9, 2024, with a 79 -55 win over Centennial High School in Bakersfield; and
WHEREAS, this year’s wins by the Oakland High School Girls and the Oakland Tech Boys are reminiscent of 2023, when the Oakland Tech Girls and the Oakland High Boys won titles at the same time. Since 2016, high schools in Oakland Unified School District have won a remarkable 11 state championships, seven of which have been in basketball; and WHEREAS, the Oakland Tech Girls Basketball team has won three titles, while the Oakland Tech Boys and the Oakland High Boys each have one title in basketball; and WHEREAS, these student-athletes and their coaches, with the support of their loved ones and loving community are a great source of pride for Oakland; and now therefore be it RESOLVED: That the Oakland City Council commends and congratulates the Oakland High School Girls’ Basketball Team, the Oakland Tech High School Boys Basketball Team, and the OUSD staff for their accomplishments, passionate devotion, and commitment to excellence in athleticism. Let us all celebrate our 2024 CIF Division V State Champions and our 2024 CIF Division II State Champions!
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - -FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST: ________________________________________
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California