Legislation Document

WHEREAS, during the week of June 16, 2019, 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 2019 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, Attorney General, a State Treasurer, a State Auditor, a State Insurance Commissioner, cabinet members, Mayor of Dover, Chief of Capitol Police, members of the Press, and leadership of both Houses of the General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, the young women participating in the 2019 session of Girls State include:

Sandra Thuku of Appoquinimink High School

Shreeya Parekh of Appoquinimink High School

Shreya Mehta of Appoquinimink High School

Raynell Crook of Brooke Point High School

Sophia Block of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Alexis Nowak of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Isabella Andaya of Caesar Rodney High School

Micaela Maxwell of Caesar Rodney High School

Mariam Fondong of Caesar Rodney High School

Shekinah Cannon of Calvary Christian Academy

Clara-Rosa Hertzog of Cape Henlopen High School

Anna Morris of Cape Henlopen High School

Maya Patel of Caravel Academy

Colleen Sheridan of Caravel Academy

Dorcas Olatunji of Charter School of Wilmington

Abigail Diaz of Charter School of Wilmington

Annabelle Ryu of Charter School of Wilmington

Deborah Olatunji of Charter School of Wilmington

Disha Thakar of Concord High School

Victoria Brown of Conrad Schools of Science

Beth Davis of Conrad Schools of Science

Ellie Appleton of Delaware Military Academy

Julia Bacci of Delaware Military Academy

Olivia Farris of Delaware Military Academy

Ashlyn Darling of Dover High School

Isabella Dunning of First State Military Academy

Ikwesilotuto (Kay) Ezeh of First State Military Academy

Raven Gaeta of First State Military Academy

Riley Murray of Indian River High School

Kaila McCabe of Indian River High School

Lahna Chagaris of Lake Forest High School

Brianna Pickles of Lake Forest High School

Allison Lawson of Lake Forest High School

Katelyn Fuller of Middletown High School

Haley Miller of Middletown High School

Jaya Penn of Middletown High School

Kylie Wagner of Middletown High School

Alyssa Lee of MOT Charter High School

Caitlin Wrinn of MOT Charter High School

Safiyyah Wilson of Newark Charter School

Ruhi Khan of Newark Charter School

Mikayla Dolo-Pittman of Newark High School

Lelah Tehmeh of Newark High School

Maryam Woods of Odyssey Charter School

Hope Jones of POLYTECH High School

Nia Naylor of Sanford School

Alessandra Prezioso of Sanford School

Yessica Galvez-Borja of Seaford High School

Karlee Davidson of Seaford High School

Marley Fishburn of Seaford High School

Delaney Meginniss of Smyrna High School

Amy Ndiaye of Smyrna High School

Melissa Perez of Smyrna High School

Adrianna Kaminski of Smyrna High School

Megan Somers of St. Elizabeth High School

Claudia Offutt of St. Elizabeth High School

Alexis Sterling of St. Thomas More Academy

Margaret Kosior of St. Thomas More Academy

Jane Godfrey of St. Thomas More Academy

Bridget Cosgrove of Sussex Academy

Emma Evan of Sussex Central High School

Sharnae Harmon of Sussex Technical High School

Zoe Quevedo of Sussex Technical High School

Janay Smith of Thomas McKean High School

Tania Zuniga Sosa of Thomas McKean 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 150 ^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 2019 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 2019 Session of Girls State, and to the sponsor of the event, the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Delaware.