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 the State of Delaware; 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 Senate of the 141^st General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring, commends and extends its best wishes for continued success to those students chosen as Secretary of Education Scholars of 2001, namely:

Appoquinimink School District: Lauren Emerson and Sarah Fisher, Middletown High School;

Brandywine School District: Amy Saltzman and Christine Tate, Brandywine High School; Elizabeth Bell and Hye-Sun Sin, Concord High School; and Lewis Fishgold and Ravi Patel, Mount Pleasant High School;

Caesar Rodney School District: Alexander Fontanez, Michele Rigby, and Joseph Ziska, Caesar Rodney High School;

Cape Henlopen School District: Margaret Crosby and Elizabeth Redden, Cape Henlopen High School;

Capital School District: Andrea Emmons, Gordon Peer, and Shivani Shah, Dover High School;

Christina School District: Mary Kondos, Frank Reidy, and Anjali Solanki, Christiana High School; Craig Diefenderfer and Michelle Jacob, Glasgow High School; Johanna Kowalko, Leigh Bayer, and Lauren Seckel, Newark High School;

Colonial School District: Ashley Cephas, Tiphanie Miller, Mary Paris, and William White, William Penn High School;

Delmar School District: Erin Budd, Delmar Junior Senior High School;

Indian River School District: Cara Marie Deldeo, Indian River High School; Wesley Givens and Christopher Martin, Sussex Central High School;

Lake Forest School District: Lindsey Hobbs and Christina Knotts, Lake Forest High School;

Laurel School District: Heather Looney, Laurel High School;

Milford School District: Jessica Rivera and Erin Williams, Milford High School;

New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District: Jessica Beheler, Jessica Maxwell, and Jineen Redden-Huff, Delcastle Technical High School; Lindsay McCoy and Michael Welch, Hodgson Vocational-Technical High School; Tony Cheng and Adrienne Fraze, Howard High School of Technology;

POLYTECH School District: Andrea Brown and Stacey Lamborn, POLYTECH High School;

Red Clay Consolidated School District: Jill Marie Kellmyer, Cab Calloway School of the Arts; Blaine Hoffman and James Woodward, John Dickinson High School; Lisa Hutchison, Alexandra Kejner and Caroline Woods, Alexis I. DuPont High School; V. Nicole Gallagher and Melanie Zinn, Thomas McKean High School;

Seaford School District: Stephanie Hughes and Kristy Stephenson, Seaford Senior High School;

Smyrna School District: Sarah Hartsock and Lee Minh Vuong, Smyrna High School;

Sussex Technical School District: Michael Christoferson and Harper Cornell, Sussex Technical High School;

Woodbridge School District: Kimberly Hertzog, Woodbridge Senior High School;

Ronald A. Davis and Kerri Dyke, Charter School of Wilmington;

Jason Wessell, Positive Outcomes Charter School.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the Secretary of Education for distribution to the students chosen for this special honor.

Author: Senator Sokola