On behalf of all Representatives; Sen. Sharp, On behalf of all Senators
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 58
HONORING THE YOUNG MEN FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF DELAWARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2000 SESSION OF DELAWARE'S BOY'S STATE.
WHEREAS, during the week of June 4, 2000 some 79 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 2000 session of Delaware Boy’s State; and
WHEREAS, during their stay here, these young men will be receiving 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 are receiving during Boy’s 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 Boy’s State have, during their session, elected from among their ranks a Governor, a Lieutenant Governor, a State Treasurer, a State Auditor, a State Insurance Commissioner and members of both houses of the General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, the young men participating in the 2000 session of Boy’s State include:
Sky Christopher Adams of Indian River High School
Craig O. Andrews of Mount Pleasant High School
Robert J. Arthur, Jr. of Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Ian Athinson of Caesar Rodney High School
Zachary Baddorf of Newark High School
Jonathan L. Barton of Smyrna High School
Andrew Bennett of Thomas McKean High School
Michael Bingnear of Christiana High School
Philip Bishop of Caesar Rodney High School
Andrew Blackston of Howard High School of Technology
Paul Bradley of Salesianum School
Christopher Burris of Indian River High School
Jacob Byrd of Laurel High School
John Cahall of Laurel High School
Mike Catts of Dover High School
Douglas W. Chung of St. Mark’s High School
Justin Connelly of William Penn High School
Jullion Mathias Cooper IV of Sussex Central High School
John W. Cooper, II of Milford High School
Christopher Cromwell of Lake Forest High School
Lee Cromwell of Lake Forest High School
William Ry Culver of Seaford High School
Doug E. Davisson of Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Daniel Donavanik of the Tatnall School
Caleb Eldred of Smyrna High School
Miro Enev of the Charter School of Wilmington
James Michael Fletcher of Dover High School
Jeffrey Fletcher of St. Elizabeth’s High School
Wesley Edward Givens of Sussex Central High School
Michael Gnade of the Tatnall School
Jacob Grabczewski of the Charter School of Wilmington
Christopher Michael Grant of St. Mark’s High School
Michael Christopher Hall of Polytech High School
Joshua Ryan Hammond of Howard High School of Technology
A. J. Handy of Seaford High School
Thomas R. Holmes, Jr. of Thomas McKean High School
Robert Mark Hunsberger, II of Woodbridge High School
Kenan Winslow Jaffe of Brandywine High School
Brian Jones of Salesianum School
Joshua M. Judy of Woodbridge High School
Jeffrey Katzenstein of the Tatnall School
Andrew Joseph Kaufmann of Brandywine High School
Harry A. Kettner, III of William Penn High School
Andrew M. Kittle of John Dickinson High School
Nick Kucek of Lake Forest High School
Philip James Lewis of Newark High School
James Emory Leyh of Sussex Central High School
Theodore Lindell, Jr. of Salesianum School
Lance Love of Mt Pleasant High School
Jonathan Marshall of John Dickinson High School
Kip Marshall of Cape Henlopen High School
David Craig Matyger of the Charter School of Wilmington
Kenneth A. McDowell of Woodbridge High School
Evans L. McGowan of Brandywine High School
Charles H. McKinney, III of Sussex Technical High School
Peter Montgomery McVaugh of Thomas McKean High School
John Leland Milspaw of Indian River High School
Bradford E. Morris, III of Indian River High School
Benjamin C. Passwaters of Woodbridge High School
Devon Pearson of Salesianum School
Caleb Percy of John Dickinson High School
Joby Platt of Brandywine High School
Kevin Issac Ransome of Christiana High School
Chirag B. Raval of Christiana High School
Chad Robinson of Woodbridge High School
Andrew R. Rokita, Jr. of Thomas McKean High School
Jonathan Ray Sarik of Cape Henlopen High School
Bart Shanahan of Sanford School
Michael David Stadnisky of Sanford School
David Stough of Dover High School
Shawn Sukumar of Cape Henlopen High School
Brett Jason Townsend of Glasgow High School
Daniel M. Vennard of Smyrna High School
Lee M. Vuong of Smyrna High School
Christopher Theodore Walters of the Charter School of Wilmington
William J. White of William Penn High School
Anthony Williamson of the Howard High School of Technology
Jason A. Youse of Woodbridge High School
Brian Zulberti of Alexis I. DuPont High School; and
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 Boy’s 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 will 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 140th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the members do hereby commend each of the participants in the 1999 Boy’ State Session 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 every 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 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 suitable copies of this Resolution be presented to each of the delegates of the 2000 Session of the Boy’s State, and to the sponsor of the event, the American Legion Department of Delaware.
This Resolution recognizes and honors the 79 young men of Delaware paraticipating in the 2000 session of Delaware's Boys State.