Recognizing Morton High School

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Mr. LaHOOD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Morton High School in Morton, Illinois.

At Morton, classes past and present have achieved tremendous success and a legacy of excellence carried on by the students that followed them.

As the Morton High School athletics department has grown, so has the prominence of their girls' basketball team, known as the Lady Potters. In an unprecedented record of success in eight seasons from 2015 to 2022, the Lady Potters won four Illinois State championships, three in succession. In that time, they have won 244 games and only lost 23.

Coach Bob Becker has been awarded Coach of the Year multiple times by the Illinois High School Association and was named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2020. This year, the class of 1972 also celebrates their 50th anniversary as graduates of Morton High School.

Morton continues to honor the legacy of the classes before them and their tremendous achievements throughout the year. Congratulations to classes past and present of Morton High School. The school pride is worthy of celebration. Keep up the great work, Potters.

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