Legislation Document

WHEREAS, during the week of June 9, 2019, young men from across the State of Delaware, students at the State’s public and private high schools, have come to Legislative Hall in Dover to participate in the 2019 session of Delaware Boys State; and

WHEREAS, during their stay here, these young men receive valuable hands-on training and experience in the legislative process and in the ways of State government, which will serve them in good stead in their later lives; and

WHEREAS, the experience they receive during Boys State will prove especially useful to those among their number who go on to assume leadership roles in government or to seek elective office in the future; and

WHEREAS, the participants in Delaware Boys State, 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, and leadership of both Houses of the General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, the young men participating in the 2019 session of Boys State include:

Jacob Adkins of Lake Forest High School

Robert Andrews of First State Military Academy

Max Awtry of Conrad Schools of Science

Gabriel Baptista of Salesianum School

Caleb Bardley of Sussex Technical High School

Alistair Bebbington of Sanford School

Nicholas Beronio of Salesianum School

Josh Blandino of POLYTECH High School

Joshua Boulet of Wilmington Christian School

Sean Brooks of Odyssey Charter School

Michael Burnette of Cape Henlopen High School

Tyler Busch of Mt. Pleasant High School

Robert Callahan of Lake Forest High School

William Cargill of the Senate Page School

Aaron Cave of Delmar High School

Andrew Cesario of Alexis I. DuPont High School

Luke Charno of Delaware Military Academy

Evan Cheng of Caesar Rodney High School

Rohan Chugh of Tatnall School

Ryan Clagett of Caesar Rodney High School

Lukas Cook of Delaware Military Academy

Aidham Corbett of Newark Charter School

Jackson Cross of Delaware Military Academy

Troy Curlett of Newark Charter School

Luke Deebel of Delaware Military Academy

Harrison Dexter of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Calvin Donahue of Brandywine High School

Greg Fleming of Sanford School

Patrick Fleming of Clover Hill High School

John Frankel of Archmere Academy

Emmanuel Freeman of Smyrna High School

Noah Gardner-Bowler of Innovative Learning Academy

Jacob Gehrt of Archmere Academy

Josh Gilbert of Delaware Military Academy

Christian Gravino of Conrad Schools of Science

Jhordan Hernandez-Gomez of Seaford High School

Ethan Herring of Caesar Rodney High School

Edward Holden of Newark Charter School

Dylan Huang of MOT Charter High School

Jose Ibarra-Vasquez of Sussex Technical High School

James Ivery of Middletown High School

Luke Jackson of Hodgsen Vocational Technical High School

Sean Keller of Middletown High School

John Kepley of St. Elizabeth High School

Shreyash Khatiwda of Middletown High School

Thomas Kinservik of Newark Charter School

Colin Larrimore of Laurel High School

Anthony Lee of Charter School of Wilmington

Turner Lee of Sussex Technical High School

Aidan Leida of Delaware Military Academy

Justin Ly of Middletown High School

Ryan Mai of First State Military Academy

Elijah Maldonado of POLYTECH High School

Parker Maull of POLYTECH High School

Donald McAlpine of Smyrna High School

Chris McCallister of POLYTECH High School

Connor McGee of Sussex Central High School

David McKelvey of POLYTECH High School

Donald Mendoza of Caesar Rodney High School

Michael Migliore of Salesianum School

Bryson Minear of Caesar Rodney High School

Tyler Morris of Caesar Rodney High School

Apuroop Mutyala of MOT Charter High School

Connor Nagle of Salesianum School

Shayur Naidoo of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Max Newman of Delaware Military Academy

Jaasiel Nunez of Sussex Technical High School

William Oberle of Sanford School

Sam Oberly of Concord High School

Daniel Pack of Charter School of Wilmington

Christopher Palkon of St. Elizabeth High School

Gavin Pie of Concord High School

Spencer Price of POLYTECH High School

Mason Roph of Sussex Technical High School

Jesse Roy of Newark Charter School

Ian Salisbury-Timmons of Seaford High School

Andres Samson of Salesianum School

Griffin Santana of Delaware Military Academy

Riley Sapp of Lake Forest High School

Stone Seip of POLYTECH High School

Francis Sharkey of Middletown High School

Andrew Shi of Archmere Academy

Cole Shorter of Odyssey Charter School

Brady Sieglen of Appoquinimink High School

Hunter Smith of Delaware Military Academy

Geffen Stanhope of William Penn High School

Jase Stapleford of First State Military Academy

Rishi Subbaraya of Archmere Academy

Daniel Tapel of MOT Charter High School

Riley Taylor of Lake Forest High School

Hugh Underhill of Charter School of Wilmington

Stephen Venable of Honor Academy

Ryan Vogt of Lake Forest High School

Carson Watts of Sussex Technical High School

Elijah Wilson of Salesianum School

Garrett Wrede of Caesar Rodney High School

WHEREAS, these young men have learned during their week-long session many of the details of the process whereby a bill becomes a law, and have debated and discussed many issues both timely and of great importance to the State of Delaware; and

WHEREAS, throughout the week, the Boys State delegates have been deeply involved in a study of such subjects as the conduct of elections, the operation of the legislative caucus and committee systems, majority and minority positions and many other aspects of the political process, all of which give them valuable knowledge of the manner in which the American system of representative democracy operates; and

WHEREAS, the American Legion Department of Delaware has once again sponsored this important educational program, as they have 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 concurring therein, that the members do hereby commend each of the participants in the 2019 Boys State Session for his 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 each participant sincere best wishes for success in all his 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 Department of Delaware for their sponsorship of this outstanding program.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be presented to each of the delegates of the 2019 Session of the Boys State, and to the sponsor of the event, the American Legion Department of Delaware.