WHEREAS, during the week of June 14, 2011, 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 2011 session of Delaware Boys’ State; and

WHEREAS, during their stay here, these young men will receive 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 receive during Boys’ 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 Boys’ State, 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 2011 session of Boys’ State include:

Daniel Taylor Mason of Alexis I. duPont High School

William Roger Pegram, Jr. of Alexis I. duPont High School

Mark William Stephenson of Alexis I. duPont High School

John Tylor Dodd of Appoquinimink High School

Michael Aleixo of Archmere Academy

James Riley Shaud of Archmere Academy

Nicholas Peter Gustaitis of B. Reed Henderson High School - West Chester, Pennsylvania

Trevor Scot Bentley of Brandywine High School

Jeffrey Chen Xu of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Justin T. Dolbey of Caesar Rodney High School

Joseph Daniel Earhart of Caesar Rodney High School

Jarred Richard Reid-Dixon of Caesar Rodney High School

Brendan William Horne of Caesar Rodney High School

Ryan Wilson Mock of Cape Henlopen High School

Jesse J. Barnett of Cape Henlopen High School

Joseph Patrick Erony of Caravel Academy

Daniel Joseph Goodman of Concord High School

John Peter Kersch of Concord High School

Sean Wallace Pié of Concord High School

William Tanzilli of Conrad Schools of Science

Benjamin Alden Bugher of Delaware Military Academy

Tanner Donovan Claar of Delaware Military Academy

Nicholas Wayne Fearn of Delaware Military Academy

Seth Madison Kurz of Delaware Military Academy

Tanner Jacob Kurz of Delaware Military Academy

Edward Joseph Orzechowski of Delaware Military Academy

Robert John Orzechowski of Delaware Military Academy

Dakota Lance Noon Sams of Delaware Military Academy

Stuart Edward Wingfield Siberski of Delaware Military Academy

Dillon Kraus Koval of Delmar High School

Carl Joseph VanGessel of Delmar High School

Matthew David Waldman of Delmar High School

Kyle Tucker Kokjohn of Delmarva Christian High School

Brendan O'Malley Smith of Delmarva Christian High School

Matthew Joseph Prisco of Dover High School

Will S. Vickers of Dover High School

Jesse Lee Clark of Dover High School

Anthony Keen Cuesta of Dover High School

Francis Charles Wildermuth of Dover High School

Matthew Brian Selba of Indian River High School

Jung Sik Son of Indian River High School

Max Richard Wilkinson of Indian River High School

Allan Austin Gardner-Bowler of Innovating Learning Academy

Alide Camara of Lake Forest High School

James Dillon Hanes of Lake Forest High School

Nicholas John Oakley of Lake Forest High School

Cory Scott Cutsail of Laurel High School

Walison Tomaz Da Costa Silva of McKean High School

Matthew Rudolph Furman of Middletown High School

Evan Payne Kutcher of Middletown High School

Michael Rocco Thompson of Middletown High School

Mario Luis Recupido of Middletown High School

Forrest Benjamen Wall of Middletown High School

Andrew Leonard Martinez of Mount Pleasant High School

Tyler Matthew Hansen of Newark High School

Jaron Jae Shim of Newark High School

Alexander Patrick Waad of Newark High School

Shawn Patrick McKay of Polytech High School

Nicolas Thomas Slater of Polytech High Schoo

Joshua Matthew Tworig of Polytech High School

Joshua Garet Blair Walter of Polytech High School

Tyler Craig Lee of Polytech High School

Rahul Nilesh Vazir of Polytech High School

Oliver Michael Bahnsen of Salesianum School

Patrick Charles Beane of Salesianum School

John Michael Bowden of Salesianum School

Ryan Gregory Meyer of Salesianum School

Marc Christian Zimmerman of Salesianum School

Charles John Frick, III of Sanford School

Ocean Gabriel Gibson of Sanford School

Joshua Michael Katz of Sanford School

Andrew B. Mackler of Seaford High School

Cody Steven Rementer of Seaford High School

Thomas Christopher Clark of Smyrna High School

James Walter Newlin of Smyrna High School

Carlos Alexis Velez of Smyrna High School

Audric Jonathan Alfonte-Baal of St. Georges Technical High School

Nathaniel Ralph Cope of St. Mark's High School

Christopher Clifton Dempsey of St. Mark's High School

Brendan Butler Aloysius McDermott of St. Mark's High School

Davis Christian Lindsey Braun of St. Thomas More Preparatory School

Patrick S. Lynn, III of St. Thomas More Preparatory School

Gregory Patrick Manhard of St. Thomas More Preparatory School

Joshua Dean Baker of Sussex Central High School

Justin William Pepper of Sussex Central High School

Lucas Allen Turpin of Sussex Central High School

Ryan Kelley Fitzgerald of Sussex Technical High School

Joseph Mahoney Powers, Jr. of Sussex Technical High School

Logan Andrew Wharton of Sussex Technical High School

Jonathan Howard Schafer of Sussex Technical High School

Justin Travis Stevenson of Sussex Technical High School

Christopher Joseph Klemens of The Tatnall School

Steven Marion Sklodowski of The Tatnall School

Brian Patrick Henry of William Penn High School

Michael Hiuhu Matimu of William Penn High School

Lexington Yoshiaki Studevant of William Penn High School

Alexander Francis Nardone of William Penn High School

Benjamin Magdy Attia of Charter School of Wilmington

Bryan Abraham Burcat of Charter School of Wilmington

Alan Yucheng Wang of Charter School of Wilmington

William Henry Vance, II of Woodbridge High School

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 Boys’ 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 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 146^th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the members do hereby commend each of the participants in the 2011 Boys’ State Session for 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 each 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 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 Department of Delaware for their sponsorship of this outstanding program.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that prepared copies of this Resolution be presented to each of the delegates of the 2011 Session of the Boys’ State, and to the sponsor of the event, the American Legion Department of Delaware.

SPONSOR:	Rep. Schwartzkopf & Rep. Longhurst & Rep. Lavelle & Rep. Hocker, on behalf of all Representatives; Sen. DeLuca & Sen. Blevins & Sen. Henry & Sen. Simpson & Sen. Sorenson, on behalf of all Senators