Legislation Document

WHEREAS, during the week of June 17, 2018, 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 2018 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, a Secretary of State, an Attorney General, a State Treasurer, a State Auditor, a State Insurance Commissioner, a Secretary of Education and leaders of both houses of the General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, the young women participating in the 2018 session of Girls State include:

Tori-Lynn Glover of Appoquinimink High School

Madison Wells-James of Appoquinimink High School

Beatrix Moore of Archmere Academy

Madeline Singh of Archmere Academy

Nia Anderson of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Molly Erdman of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Isabelle (Izzy) Hidalgo of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Selma Cermeric of Caesar Rodney High School

Wyatt Patterson of Caesar Rodney High School

Yuxin He of Cape Henlopen High School

Cainijia Mosley of Cape Henlopen High School

Sarah Klabunde of Charter School of Wilmington

Tara Lennon of Charter School of Wilmington

Ria Swaminathan of Charter School of Wilmington

Srivasudha (Vasu) Jayanthi of Concord High School

Samantha Lopez-Rico of Conrad Schools of Science

Nicole Pilla of Conrad Schools of Science

Sarah Bailey of Delaware Academy of Public Safety & Science

Alix Pantano of Delaware Academy of Public Safety & Science

Janelly Salazar-Ramirez of Delaware Academy of Public Safety & Science

Christina Colatriano of Delcastle Technical High School

Zaria Pierce of Delcastle Technical High School

Rebecca Wyatt of Delmar High School

Elizabeth Kelly of Delaware Military Academy

Erin Naughton of Delaware Military Academy

Madison Williams of Delaware Military Academy

Aspen Ozer of Dover High School

Abigail O'Sields of Indian River High School

Grace Snyder of Indian River High School

Stephanie Erwin of Lake Forest High School

Caila Miles of Lake Forest High School

Brenna DeRocili of Middletown High School

Alexa Freeman of Middletown High School

Abigail Griffith of Middletown High School

Anna Godlewski of Middletown High School

Tamara Sarapong of Middletown High School

Kirsten Scher of Middletown High School

Stephanie Cabrera-Ruiz of Milford Senior High School

Amber Landon of Milford Senior High School

Courtney Brown of Newark Charter School

Hannah Kim of Newark Charter School

Lawson Schultz of Newark Charter School

Esha Shah of Newark Charter School

Mackenzie Smith of Newark Charter School

Jaime Hoffman of Newark High School

Kaiyla Jolley of Newark High School

Julles Stevenson of Newark High School

Anne (Ali) Rosenthal of Sanford School

Tania Laurent of Seaford High School

Brianna Walker of Seaford High School

Rachel Hexamer of Smyrna High School

Jillian Hughes of Smyrna High School

Katie Rocco of Smyrna High School

Emiy Marthaler of St. Thomas More Academy

Jessica Simmons of St. Thomas More Academy

Jessica Zhang of St. Thomas More Academy

Angie Rivera-Pavon of Sussex Academy

Grace Scott of Sussex Academy

Kathryn Van Pelt of Sussex Academy

Madison Rice of Sussex Central High School

Rebecca Lenhart of Sussex Technical High School

Onaedo Okoye of Sussex Technical High School

Karli Sunnergren of Sussex Technical High School

Becky Trader of Sussex Technical High School

Jacqueline Yeo of Sussex Technical High School

Eirinn Sikes of Tatnall High School

Olivia Thompson of Wilmington Christian School

Anissa Cartagena of William Penn High School

Sarah Getchell of William Penn 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 149 ^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 2018 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 2018 Session of Girls State, and to the sponsor of the event, the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Delaware.