WHEREAS, Zoe Zarnegar, a senior at Chantilly High School, received the highest award in the Girl Scouts of the USA, the Gold Award, for her outstanding accomplishments in Scouting and community leadership; and

WHEREAS, Zoe Zarnegar joined the Girl Scouts of the USA in 2009 when she was in kindergarten and has been an active member of Troop 2705 for many years, achieving the rank of ambassador; and

WHEREAS, Zoe Zarnegar earned the Bronze Award for her work to coordinate a neighborhood food drive, and she earned the Silver Award for her project to sew and donate hats for the homeless; and

WHEREAS, a member of the nonprofit performing arts company Encore Theatrical Arts Project, Zoe Zarnegar used her experience as a dancer for the Gold Award project by organizing an independent dance camp to promote physical fitness for girls without access to gym classes or after-school programs during the COVID-19 pandemic; and

WHEREAS, Zoe Zarnegar's dance camp promoted healthy activities for young people in the community and promoted theatre dancing as a rewarding form of exercise; in conjunction with the camp, she also ran a costume drive that collected 150 new or used costumes for use in the performing arts; and

WHEREAS, in addition to her work with the Girl Scouts of the USA, Zoe Zarnegar is a student equity ambassador leader at Chantilly High School, in which capacity she provides support for disadvantaged students and helps officials from Fairfax County Public Schools to develop policies that enhance student achievement; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Zoe Zarnegar hereby be commended on earning the Gold Award in the Girl Scouts of the USA; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Zoe Zarnegar as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for her achievements and best wishes for the future.