A house RESOLUTION

to recognize and honor David "DJ" Smith, Jr., A talented student at Newberry Middle School, for his outstanding academic career and to congratulate him for winning the first place award for technology in the South Carolina Beta Club Convention.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to commend DJ Smith for winning first place for technology at the South Carolina Beta Club Convention and to learn of his outstanding goals and ambitions which seem to align with his stellar abilities; and

Whereas, by the time he was six years old, he exhibited his broad intelligence and business acumen by writing a book which his mother helped him to publish on Amazon, entitled David Loves School; and

Whereas, when he was in the third grade at Reuben Elementary School in Newberry County, he became very interested in the presidents of the United States and in politics in general, interests which have not diminished in the intervening years; and

Whereas, in 2019, DJ was accepted into the DukeTip Talent Search Program, and four years later, he entered Newberry Middle School in the Gifted and Talented Leadership Program; and

Whereas, now in the eighth grade at Newberry Middle School, DJ is a member of both the Student Council and South Carolina Junior Beta Club. He and his fellow members of the Junior Beta Club were invited to participate in the South Carolina Beta Club Convention at Myrtle Beach where he received the first place award for technology; and

Whereas, when asked what he wants to do when he grows up, he answers that he wants to serve as a politician or a teacher because he believes both occupations would allow him to make a change; and

Whereas, DJ continues to excel, maintaining a 3.8 high school GPA and a 3.3 collegiate GPA. The members of the South Carolina House of Representatives look forward to following the continued achievements of this young man in the years to come. 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 David "DJ" Smith, Jr., a talented student at Newberry Middle School for his outstanding academic career and congratulate him for winning the first place award for technology in the South Carolina Beta Club Convention.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to David "DJ" Smith, Jr.

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