SPONSOR:   

Rep. Schwartzkopf & Rep. Longhurst & Rep. Viola & Rep. D. Short & Rep. Hudson, on behalf of all Representatives;  Sen. Blevins & Sen. McBride & Sen. Henry & Sen. Simpson & Sen. Lavelle, on behalf of all Senators

 

 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 42

 

 

RECOGNIZING THE YOUNG MEN FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF DELAWARE PARTICIPATING IN THE 2015 SESSION OF DELAWARE'S BOYS STATE.

 

 

             WHEREAS, during the week of June 14, 2015, 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 2015 session of Delaware Boys State; and

             WHEREAS, during their stay here, these young men 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 leadership of both Houses of the General Assembly; and

             WHEREAS, the young men participating in the 2015 session of Boys State include:

             Timothy Ryan McCarley of Alexis I. duPont High School

             Matthew Scott McLean of Alexis I. DuPont High School

             Robert Kyle McLean of Alexis I. DuPont High School

             Sean Sebastian Roberts of Alexis I DuPont High School

             Caleb David Beard of Archmere Academy

             Colin Michael Freeh of Archmere Academy

             Matthew Charles McCurnin of Archmere Academy

             Rahul Subbaraya of Archmere Academy

             Caleb Siyuan Wang of Archmere Academy

             Benjamin Chase Smith of Brandywine High School

             Daniel W. Yoder of Brandywine High School

             Sean Michael Dermott of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

             Ryan Patrick Talley-McGovern of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

             Adam Stephen Udovich of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

             Michael David Canning of Caesar Rodney High School

             Gary Lee Gray, II of Caesar Rodney High School

             Jeremy Elisha Murphy of Caesar Rodney High School

             Matthew Donavan Nuzzo of Caesar Rodney High School

             Liam Patrick O’Connor of Caesar Rodney High School

             Andrew John Stant of Caesar Rodney High School

             Nathaniel James Twining of Caesar Rodney High School

             James Salvator Albertella of Cape Henlopen High School Army JROTC

             Griffin Adams MacCoy of Cape Henlopen High School

             Lance Alexander White of Cape Henlopen High School

             Matthew Scott Thompson of Caravel Academy

             Vilas Annavarapu of Charter School of Wilmington

             William C. Connolly of Charter School of Wilmington

             Mohan Malhotra of Charter School of Wilmington

             Richard Isaac Dawson Annan of Conrad Schools of Science

             Joseph Robert Noszek of Conrad Schools of Science

             Evan Alexander Bennett of Delaware Military Academy

             Shane David Cawman of Delaware Military Academy

             Matthew MacDonald Charno of Delaware Military Academy

             Harrison Ernest Durham Dempsey of Delaware Military Academy

             Eric Alfred Gilgenast of Delaware Military Academy

             Derek Weston Golembrosky of Delaware Military Academy

             Daniel Anthony La Mastra of Delaware Military Academy

             Frank Bernrd McLaughlin, Jr. of Delaware Military Academy

             Victor Brian Pelillo of Delaware Military Academy

             Robert Gerald Rehbach of Delaware Military Academy

             Anthony John Ashcraft of Delcastle Technical High School

             Adolphus Albert Fletcher, III of Delcastle Technical High School

             Juan Daniel Zamudio of Delcastle Technical High School

             Alexander H. Rosenthal of Delmar High School

             Timothy David Ward of Delmar High School

             Eben Dlewis Marneweck of Delmarva Christian High School

             Shawn McCullough of Delmarva Christian High School

             Taijay Anthony Blagrove of Dover High School Air Force JROTC

             Christian Chidozic Anyanwu of Dover High School

             Kyle Baxter Young of Dover High School

             John Robert Douds, Jr. of Indian River High School

             Dylan Allen Hudson of Indian River High School

             Mason John Sanders of Indian River High School

             Trevor Aldridge Nix of John Dickinson High School

             Kyle Aaron Longhany of Lake Forest High School

             Gilbert Paul Price of Methacton High School (Pennsylvania)

             Brandon J. Dawson of Middletown High School

             Benjamin Lewis Paterson of Middletown High School

             Muhammad Araif Peracha of Middletown High School

             Suryansh Gupta of Middletown High School Air Force JROTC

             Mitchell Terrance Urban of Middletown High School Air Force JROTC

             Thomas Anthony Giorgi of Mount Pleasant High School

             Christopher William Johnson of Mount Pleasant High School

             Jeffrey Paul Peters of Mount Pleasant High School

             Albert Ming Lee of Mount Pleasant High School

             Murphy Dichiaro of Newark High School

             Thomas Robert Kitson of Newark High School

             Jonathan Christian Adams of Perkiomen Valley High School (Pennsylvania)

             Thomas Michael Gilmore of POLYTECH High School

             Robert Joesph Talamini-Kelemen of POLYTECH High School

             John Tanner Brennan of POLYTECH High School Air Force JROTC

             Nathan Thomas Fairbanks of POLYTECH High School Air Force JROTC

             Griffin Nicholas Ott of POLYTECH High School Air Force JROTC

             Noah Jacob Snyder of POLYTECH High School Air Force JROTC

             William John Hart of Saint Thomas More Academy

             Wesley Hyland Orth of Saint Thomas More Academy

             Nicholas Sanchez Reyes of Saint Thomas More Academy

             Connor John Horvath of Salesianum School

             Ryan Thomas Mountain of Sanford School

             Matthew Brady Rosenthal of Sanford School

             Frederic Saadiq Ryle of Sanford School

             Matthew Tyler King of Seaford High School

             Jacob Allen Lee of Seaford High School

             Kyler Nicholas Norman Brightwell of Seaford High School Navy JROTC

             Adam David Bailey of Smyrna High School

             Jacob Randolph Mitchell of Smyrna High School

             Caleb Nicholas Septer of Smyrna High School

             Lucas Austin Zlock of Smyrna High School Air Force JROTC

             Alex Benjamin Hartman of St. Elizabeth High School

             Nicholas Matthew Moffitt of St. Elizabeth High School

             Dylan Michael Gerstley of St. Elizabeth High School

             Luke Michael Diana of St. Mark’s High School

             Jacob Pasquale DiSabatino of St. Mark’s High School

             Cameron Matthew Dixon of St. Mark’s High School

             Jacob E. Dominelli of St. Mark’s High School

             Trevor S. Beachboard of Sussex Central High School

             Charles Harold Megginson, IV of Sussex Central High School

             Bryce A. Molnar of Sussex Central High School

             Vincent Lynn Gao of Sussex Technical High School

             Spencer Austin Turner of Sussex Technical High School

             Zachary Edward Varrato of Sussex Technical High School

             Tobias Samuel Ferl of Sussex Technical High School Army JROTC

             Sanual Scott Saxon of Sessex Technical High School Army JROTC

             Walter Andrew Kobasa of Tatnall School

             Jason Kenneth Kramer of Tatnall School

             Derrion Tremont Robinson of Thomas McKean High School

             Francois Vander-Rudd of William Penn High School

             Justin George Bryant of William Penn High School Air Force JROTC

             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 148th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the members do hereby commend each of the participants in the 2015 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 copies of this Resolution be presented to each of the delegates of the 2015 Session of the Boys State, and to the sponsor of the event, the American Legion Department of Delaware. 


SYNOPSIS

       This Resolution recognizes the young men participating in the 2015 session of Delaware's Boys State and commends its sponsor, the American Legion Department of Delaware.