Legislation Document

WHEREAS, the progress, prosperity, and tranquility of all states and nations depends upon the successful education of their citizens and upon the wise and informed leadership those citizens can then provide; and

WHEREAS, promoting and rewarding intellectual distinction among our young people ranks as a prime concern of our state; and

WHEREAS, students from Delaware public high schools have been identified for their distinguished academic achievement and for their leadership in statewide organizations; and

WHEREAS, their accomplishments reflect with great favor upon the skilled work of Delaware educators and upon the generous support these students have received from their relatives, friends, and neighbors; and

WHEREAS, the people of Delaware take pride in the accomplishments of these students, whose discipline, maturity, and diligence have enabled them to make full use of their native gifts; and

WHEREAS, such public recognition will encourage all students to strive to develop fully and ensure the prosperity of the state as well as the personal enrichment of their lives.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the 151 ^st General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, commends and extends its best wishes for continued success to those students chosen as Secretary of Education Scholars for 2021, namely:

Appoquinimink School District: Aditya Kakade, Thomas Stewart, and Megan Tarr, Appoquinimink High School; Collin Bowers, Victor Shi, and Kyle Wright, Middletown High School;

Brandywine School District: Madison Bradshaw and Sarah Garner, Brandywine High School; Diya Mohnot and Lauren Su, Concord High School; Summiah Laviba and Olivia McVeigh, Mount Pleasant High School;

Caesar Rodney School District: Paxton Easton, Smith Easton, Priya Gupta, and Ashley Tedesco, Caesar Rodney High School;

Cape Henlopen School District: Riley Keen, Riley Klopp, and Emily Monigle, Cape Henlopen High School;

Capital School District: Megan Chen, Julia Ilias, and Erika Synoski, Dover High School;

Christina School District: Hope Kabura and Brianna Piner, Christiana High School; Relena Kiser and Abdul Raheem, Glasgow High School; Altaf Bacchus and Katherine Zucaro, Newark High School;

Colonial School District: Atinuke Aliu, Jalyn Gray, Destiny Jackson, and Narra Swanson, William Penn High School;

Delmar School District: Teresa Morelli and Christine Park, Delmar High School;

Indian River School District: Declan Burke and Destin Smyth, Indian River High School; Andrea Araya, Penn Smith, and Victor Tung, Sussex Central High School;

Lake Forest School District: Rachel Brzezicki and Brianna Riggi, Lake Forest High School;

Laurel School District: Heavyn Savage and Macee Turnbaugh, Laurel Senior High School;

Milford School District: Allison Benton and Kayla Clausen, Milford Senior High School;

New Castle County Vocational Technical School District: Kerry Ferguson, Kevin Montanez, and Stephanie Webb, Delcastle Technical High School; Gabriela Nieves and Austin Pflugrad, Hodgson Vocational Technical High School; Jaylene Nieves and Xinlei Xiao, Howard High School of Technology; Nicolas Rivera and Emma Wheat, St. Georges Technical High School;

POLYTECH School District: Cassandra Talamini-Kelemen and Dermot Williamson, POLYTECH High School;

Red Clay Consolidated School District: Varun Kulkami and Grace Wootten, A.I. duPont High School; Risha Kumar and Daniel Lee, Cab Calloway School of the Arts; Kelly Barry and Jay Pruitt, Conrad Schools of Science; Abigail Campion and Sarah Dilworth, John Dickinson High School; Ruby Barrera and Brittany Casalvera, Thomas McKean High School;

Seaford School District: Jessica Castro-Sandoval and Nicholas Phillips, Seaford Senior High School;

Smyrna School District: Olivia Kelly, Marie Youngcourt, and Rachel Youngcourt, Smyrna High School;

Sussex Technical School District: Luanna Fajardo and Trent Sapna, Sussex Technical High School;

Woodbridge School District: Morgan Matthews and Sydney Weinkam, Woodbridge High School;

State-chartered schools: Darren Wu and Justin Xu, Charter School of Wilmington; Noah Cillo and Elena Rice, Delaware Military Academy; Zayna Juracka, Early College High School at Delaware State University; Ethan Tackett, First State Military Academy; Maria de los Angeles Sanchez and Mikaila Saunders, Freire Charter School; Sakhee Desai and Divita Taduvayi, MOT Charter School; Megan Chen and Rohan Kanchana, Newark Charter School; Nidhi Patel, Odyssey Charter School; Elisabeth Waid, Positive Outcomes Charter School; Samantha Sordi of Sussex Academy of Arts and Sciences.