TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR JASON ROBERT BRYANT, PRINCIPAL OF CHERAW HIGH SCHOOL, AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM UPON BEING NAMED THE 2015 CLASS AA HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION.
Whereas, it is altogether fitting that the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina should pause in their deliberations to express their profound appreciation to Cheraw High School Principal Jason Bryant, a dedicated educator in the Palmetto State; and
Whereas, every year, the South Carolina Athletic Administrators Association honors a principal in each classification who has been nominated by an athletic director and who has shown outstanding support in athletics at the school, regional, and state levels; and
Whereas, Principal Jason Bryant will be presented with the award on March 18, 2015, at the association's Spring Conference for Athletics to be held at the Charleston Marriott Hotel; and
Whereas, born in Marion, Jason Bryant graduated from Marion High School in 1991, and after he earned a bachelor's degree from The Citadel in 1995, he commenced his career as an educator at Cheraw High School where he served until 2003. He was honored as the 1999-2000 Cheraw High School Teacher of the Year; and
Whereas, he began teaching at his alma mater, Marion High School, in 2003, and in 2005, he became the school's assistant principal. In 2007, he began serving as the principal of Johnakin Middle School, and during his tenure there, he earned an educational specialist degree from the University of South Carolina in 2010; and
Whereas, in 2012, he returned to Cheraw High School and has continued to serve as the school's principal since then; and
Whereas, together with his beloved wife, Daphne Coleman Bryant, he is rearing three fine children: Coleman, Callie, and John Bryant. He is also a member of First Baptist Church in Cheraw; and
Whereas, the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina is deeply grateful for the keen devotion of Jason Bryant and South Carolina's outstanding educators who train and challenge the youth in our State to become productive citizens. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Jason Robert Bryant, Principal of Cheraw High School, and congratulate him upon being named the 2015 Class AA High School Principal of the Year by the South Carolina Athletic Administrators Association.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Principal Jason Robert Bryant.