City of Philadelphia - File #: 110484

• File #: 110484
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 6/2/2011
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 6/9/2011
• Title: Honoring The Math, Civics & Sciences Charter School Basketball Team for Winning the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class A State Championship on March 25, 2011.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Miller, Council President Verna, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Green, Councilmember O'Neill

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/9/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
6/2/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass

Title
Honoring The Math, Civics & Sciences Charter School Basketball Team for Winning the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class A State Championship on March 25, 2011.
Body
WHEREAS, Veronica Joyner is the Founder and Chief Administrative Officer of The Mathematics, Civics, and Sciences Charter School in Philadelphia, Inc.(MCSCS), founded in 1999 as one of the largest charter schools in the state of Pennsylvania with a population of nearly one thousand students in grades first through twelfth; and

WHEREAS, MCSCS was recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as one of the City's top-ten schools out of more then three hundred public and charter schools in Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School "Mighty Elephants" basketball team was founded in 2000; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Danny Jackson, head coach was a team member on the first basketball team at MCSCS; and

WHEREAS, Danny Jackson is the youngest head coach to win a State Championship; and

WHEREAS, Philadelphia Charter Schools entered the Philadelphia public league and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) in 2006; and

WHEREAS, Senior and starting member of the MCSCS basketball team, Warren Dogan, finished with 18 points, five assists and two steals in 31 minutes; and

Whereas, Thomas Moore, also a senior, finished with eight points, six assists and five steals in 22 minutes; now therefore, be it

WHEREAS, The Might Elephants are the first team in District 12 to win the Class A Championship; and now therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Philadelphia City Council hereby Honors and Recognizes The Math, Civics & Sciences Charter School Basketball Team, the "Mighty Elephants" for Winning the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class A State Championship on March 25, 2011; and

FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented as a Sincere Expression of C...