SR 221: Honoring the St. Charles Preparatory School water polo team as the 2025 Division I State Champion.
The senate resolution honors the St. Charles Preparatory School water polo team for winning the 2025 Division I state championship. The team demonstrated exceptional talent, spirit, and good sportsmanship, defeating a tough Upper Arlington team 17-8. The team's achievements are a source of pride for players, families, school, community, and coach Andrew Hoffman. The resolution commends the team and coach for a job well done, acknowledging the maturity and experience gained through sports will aid them in meeting future challenges.
| Nov. 10, 2025 | Adopted |
As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
S. R. No. 221
2025-2026
Senator Craig
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the St. Charles Preparatory School water polo team as the 2025 Division I State Champion.
WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly 1 of Ohio are pleased to congratulate the St. Charles Preparatory School 2 water polo team on winning the 2025 Division I State Championship; and
WHEREAS, A remarkable group of young athletes, the members of the 4 St. Charles Preparatory School water polo team have combined talent 5 and spirit with the highest ideals of good sportsmanship to establish 6 themselves as truly exceptional competitors. With admirable 7 dedication, the Cardinals have worked diligently toward attaining 8 ultimate proficiency in water polo, and as a result, they defeated a 9 tough Upper Arlington team by the score of 17-8 to win this year's 10 Division I State Championship, their ninth such title in program 11 history; and
WHEREAS, The Cardinals' achievements and leadership are a 13 justifiable source of pride and an excellent reflection on the 14 players, their families, their school, their community, and their 15 coach, Andrew Hoffman. In leading his team to victory, Coach Hoffman 16 has not only helped the athletes to develop their talents to the 17 fullest but also instilled in them a valuable sense of determination, 18 perseverance, and camaraderie; and
WHEREAS, With athletic competition playing such an important role 20 in the total education of our young people, we are extremely pleased 21 to pay tribute to these exemplary athletes and their outstanding coach 22 for a job well done. The maturity and experience the team members have 23 gained through their participation in sports will greatly aid them in 24 meeting the challenges of the future; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 136th General ..... 26
Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, commend the St. Charles ..... 27
Preparatory School water polo team on its tremendous season and salute ..... 28
the members and coach as some of Ohio's finest citizens; and be it ..... 29
further ..... 30
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly ..... 31
authenticated copy of this Resolution to the St. Charles Preparatory ..... 32
School water polo team. ..... 33
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