Bill Text: DE HCR55 | 2019-2020 | 150th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: Honoring The Young Women From Across The State Of Delaware Participating In The 2019 Session Of Delaware Girls State.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-06-20 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT [HCR55 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2019-HCR55-Draft.html
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Rep. Schwartzkopf & Rep. Longhurst & Rep. Mitchell & Rep. D. Short & Rep. Dukes on behalf of all Representatives & Sen. McBride & Sen. Poore & Sen. Townsend & Sen. Hocker & Sen. Cloutier on behalf of all Senators |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 55
HONORING THE YOUNG WOMEN FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF DELAWARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2019 SESSION OF DELAWARE GIRLS STATE.
WHEREAS, during the week of June 16, 2019, young women from across the State of Delaware, students at the State's public and private high schools, come to Legislative Hall in Dover to participate in the 2019 session of Delaware Girls State; and
WHEREAS, during their stay here, these young women will receive valuable hands-on training and experience in the legislative process and the ways of State government, which will serve them in good stead in their later lives; and
WHEREAS, the experience they receive during Girls State will prove especially useful to those among their number who go on to assume leadership roles in government or seek elective office in the future; and
WHEREAS, the participants in Delaware Girls State have, during their session, elected from among their ranks a Governor, a Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, a State Treasurer, a State Auditor, a State Insurance Commissioner, cabinet members, Mayor of Dover, Chief of Capitol Police, members of the Press, and leadership of both Houses of the General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, the young women participating in the 2019 session of Girls State include:
Sandra Thuku of Appoquinimink High School
Shreeya Parekh of Appoquinimink High School
Shreya Mehta of Appoquinimink High School
Raynell Crook of Brooke Point High School
Sophia Block of Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Alexis Nowak of Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Isabella Andaya of Caesar Rodney High School
Micaela Maxwell of Caesar Rodney High School
Mariam Fondong of Caesar Rodney High School
Shekinah Cannon of Calvary Christian Academy
Clara-Rosa Hertzog of Cape Henlopen High School
Anna Morris of Cape Henlopen High School
Maya Patel of Caravel Academy
Colleen Sheridan of Caravel Academy
Dorcas Olatunji of Charter School of Wilmington
Abigail Diaz of Charter School of Wilmington
Annabelle Ryu of Charter School of Wilmington
Deborah Olatunji of Charter School of Wilmington
Disha Thakar of Concord High School
Victoria Brown of Conrad Schools of Science
Beth Davis of Conrad Schools of Science
Ellie Appleton of Delaware Military Academy
Julia Bacci of Delaware Military Academy
Olivia Farris of Delaware Military Academy
Ashlyn Darling of Dover High School
Isabella Dunning of First State Military Academy
Ikwesilotuto (Kay) Ezeh of First State Military Academy
Raven Gaeta of First State Military Academy
Riley Murray of Indian River High School
Kaila McCabe of Indian River High School
Lahna Chagaris of Lake Forest High School
Brianna Pickles of Lake Forest High School
Allison Lawson of Lake Forest High School
Katelyn Fuller of Middletown High School
Haley Miller of Middletown High School
Jaya Penn of Middletown High School
Kylie Wagner of Middletown High School
Alyssa Lee of MOT Charter High School
Caitlin Wrinn of MOT Charter High School
Safiyyah Wilson of Newark Charter School
Ruhi Khan of Newark Charter School
Mikayla Dolo-Pittman of Newark High School
Lelah Tehmeh of Newark High School
Maryam Woods of Odyssey Charter School
Hope Jones of POLYTECH High School
Nia Naylor of Sanford School
Alessandra Prezioso of Sanford School
Yessica Galvez-Borja of Seaford High School
Karlee Davidson of Seaford High School
Marley Fishburn of Seaford High School
Delaney Meginniss of Smyrna High School
Amy Ndiaye of Smyrna High School
Melissa Perez of Smyrna High School
Adrianna Kaminski of Smyrna High School
Megan Somers of St. Elizabeth High School
Claudia Offutt of St. Elizabeth High School
Alexis Sterling of St. Thomas More Academy
Margaret Kosior of St. Thomas More Academy
Jane Godfrey of St. Thomas More Academy
Bridget Cosgrove of Sussex Academy
Emma Evan of Sussex Central High School
Sharnae Harmon of Sussex Technical High School
Zoe Quevedo of Sussex Technical High School
Janay Smith of Thomas McKean High School
Tania Zuniga Sosa of Thomas McKean High School
WHEREAS, during their week-long session these young women will learn many of the details of the process whereby a bill becomes a law, and debate and discuss many issues both timely and of great importance to the State of Delaware; and
WHEREAS, throughout the week the Girls State delegates will be deeply involved in a study of such subjects as conduct of elections, the operation for the legislative caucus and committee systems, majority and minority positions, and many other aspects of the political process, all of which will give them valuable knowledge of the manner in which the American system of representative democracy operates; and
WHEREAS, the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Delaware has once again sponsored this important educational program, as it has done for many years, thereby displaying a deep dedication to the American system of government and to the essential task of ensuring that our youth understand and appreciate that system;
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 150 th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate thereof concurring therein, that its members do hereby commend each of the participants in the 2019 Girls State session for their hard work and extend to each sincere congratulations on a very successful session at Legislative Hall.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate do hereby extend to every participant sincere best wishes for success in all future endeavors, together with the hope that at least a few of these fine young Delawareans may one day find themselves again in the House or Senate chamber as duly elected representatives of their fellow citizens.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate do hereby commend and thank the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Delaware for its sponsorship of this outstanding program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution shall be presented to each of the delegates of the 2019 Session of Girls State, and to the sponsor of the event, the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Delaware.
SYNOPSIS
This concurrent resolution recognizes and honors the young women of Delaware participating in the 2019 session of Delaware Girls State.
