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6 <br />1 <br />PROCLAMATION OF RECOGNITION ON <br />2 <br />CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL WINNING 2017 STATE TITLE <br />3 <br />IN MEN’S SOCCER <br />4 <br />5 <br />WHEREAS <br />, on November 18, 2017, the Chapel Hill High School Men’s Soccer Team won the <br />6 <br />North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s 3A State Championship; and <br />7 <br />th <br />8 <br />WHEREAS <br />, under the guidance of Coach Jason Curtis, theteam won its 4state <br />9 <br />championship; and <br />10 <br />11 <br />WHEREAS <br />, through hard work, dedication, teamwork, and commitment, the team brought <br />12 <br />honor upon themselves, Chapel Hill High School, the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City <br />13 <br />Schools District and Orange County; <br />14 <br />15 <br />NOW, THEREFORE <br />,be it proclaimed that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />16 <br />expresses its sincere appreciation and respect for theChapel Hill High School <br />17 <br />Men’s Soccer Team and Coach Curtis for their outstanding achievement, and <br />18 <br />their inspiration to youth across NorthCarolina through their dedication, <br />19 <br />teamwork, and athletic prowess. <br />20 <br />th <br />21 <br />This the 12day of December 2017. <br />22 <br />23 <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos,seconded by Commissioner Price for <br />24 <br />theBoard to approve and authorize the Chair to sign a proclamation honoring the Chapel Hill <br />25 <br />High School Men’s Soccer Team and Coach Jason Curtis for winning the 2017 State <br />26 <br />Championship and the players and coaches for representing the community with the highest <br />27 <br />ideals of sportsmanship and integrity. <br />28 <br />29 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />30 <br />31 <br />d.Proclamation –Bill of Rights Day <br />32 <br />The Board consideredvoting to adopt a proclamation to officially recognize “Bill of <br />33 <br />Rights Day” in Orange County as December 15, 2017 and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />34 <br />Tara May,Civil Rights Specialist,andDr. Deborah Stroman, current Chair of the Human <br />35 <br />Relations Commission(HRC), presented the item. <br />36 <br />37 <br />BACKGROUND: <br />38 <br />The United States Constitution was ratified by nine of the thirteen states in 1788. However, <br />39 <br />residents of the new United States of America were concerned that a centralized government <br />40 <br />would interfere with states’ rights and restrict individual liberties that the Declaration of <br />41 <br />Independence proclaimed were inherent and unalienable. <br />42 <br />43 <br />James Madison, a member of the 1st Congress and the “Father of the Constitution”, was <br />44 <br />charged with reviewing more than 200 proposed changes to the Constitution made by citizens <br />45 <br />of the new country. Madison proposed 19 amendments to the Constitution. Congress approved <br />46 <br />12, and 10 of those amendments were ratified by the states. The specific government <br />47 <br />prohibitions included limiting freedom of expression, religion, assembly and the press; the right <br />48 <br />to bear arms; not to be a witness against oneself, to due process, to a speedy trial, to confront <br />49 <br />your accuser, and to a trial by jury; protection against unreasonable search and seizure and <br />50 <br />cruel and unusual punishment. The Bill of Rights ensured not only states’ rights were protected <br /> <br />