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 145^th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring, commends and extends its best wishes for continued success to those students chosen as Secretary of Education Scholars of 2010, namely:

• Appoquinimink School District: Jacob Degler, Jessica Harrington and David Matera, Middletown High School;

• Brandywine School District: Julianna Mollica and Melissa Samworth, Brandywine High School; Philip Burstein and Sherya Jammula, Concord High School; and Peter Andrews and Haley Hirzel, Mount Pleasant High School;

• Caesar Rodney School District: Jonathan Abbott, Erin Frick, Rebecca Marshall, and Elisabeth Wilson, Caesar Rodney High School;

• Cape Henlopen School District: Sarah May and Rachel Sadowski, Cape Henlopen High School;

• Capital School District: George Gallo, Allison Gerni, and Angela Hui, Dover High School;

• Christina School District: Andrea Gobei and Inyong Yea-Seong, Christiana High School; Katrina Bleeker and Fidelia Bernice, Glasgow High School; Perpetual Baffour, Anna Dmytrenko, and Elizabeth Truong, Newark High School;

• Colonial School District: Zara Chaudhary, Brianna Furness, Kaitlyn Laws and Sarah Travers, William Penn High School;

• Delmar School District: Jazmine Brown and Heather Conaway, Delmar Middle & Senior High School;

• Indian River School District: Lacey Firlein and Gabriella Jenkins, Indian River High School; Amin Lo and Sean Peasnall, Sussex Central High School;

• Lake Forest School District: Elizabeth Baker and Jeffery Sullivan, Lake Forest High School;

• Laurel School District: Christopher Cutsail and Sierra Spicer, Laurel High School;

• Milford School District: Julie Wersebe and Christopher Wolfe, Milford High School;

• New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District: Jaime Duca, Marisol Hernandez, and Danielle Holden, Delcastle Technical High School; Luis Osorio and Frank Sulpizio, Hodgson Vocational Technical High School; Jeanine Mowbray and Ebony Peterson, Howard High School of Technology; Samantha DiMartine and Erin Furman, St. Georges High School of Technology;

• POLYTECH School District: Ashley Brizendine and Dorronda Bordley, POLYTECH High School;

• Red Clay Consolidated School District: Adam Brown and Amanda Stout, Cab Calloway School of the Arts; Caprice Torrance, John Dickinson High School; Jacob Farrell, Michail Smith, and Brandon Springer, Alexis I. duPont High School; Allyson Flanagan and Paul Helck, McKean High School;

• Seaford School District: Haley Quillen and Tuyet-Nhung Nguyen, Seaford High School;

• Smyrna School District: Emiley Conboy and Melissa Hubert, Smyrna High School;

• Sussex Technical School District: Jonathan Sharman and Emily Southmayd, Sussex Technical High School;

• Woodbridge School District: Jere’Hutson, Woodbridge High School;

• Shannon Speed, Campus Community Charter School;

• Billy Huang and Jessie Yuan, Charter School of Wilmington;

• Zachary Brown, Delaware Military Academy

Jasmine Johnson, Maurice J. Moyer Academy Charter School

Andriy Vavasov, Pencader Business & Finance Charter High 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.

SPONSOR:	Rep. Schooley on behalf of all Representatives & Sen. Sokola, on behalf of all Senators