WHEREAS, during the week of June 12, 2016, 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 2016 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 2016 session of Boys State include:

Connor Dougherty of Alexis I. DuPont High School

Brendan Newberry of Alexis I. DuPont High School

Jacob Wyngaard of Appoquinimink High School

John Carney of Archmere Academy

Matthew Etzrodt of Archmere Academy

Matthew Groum of Archmere Academy

Patrick McVey of Archmere Academy

Davis Miller of Archmere Academy

Aaron Spock of Brandywine High School

Kristian Hristov of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Tam Nguyen of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Joshua Taylor of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Tyler Gross of Caesar Rodney High School

Cyrus Shanehsaz of Caesar Rodney High School

Ryan Marks of Canterbury School (Connecticut)

Benjamin Conrad of Cape Henlopen High School

Collin Mattia of Cape Henlopen High School

Michael Schrock of Cape Henlopen High School

David Collord of Cape Henlopen High School

Matthew Cole of Cape Henlopen High School

Travis Crevasse of Caravel Academy

Magnus Wamble of Caravel Academy

Lucas Attia of Charter School of Wilmington

Jose Chris of Charter School of Wilmington

Abhishek Damaraju of Charter School of Wilmington

Matt Cohen of Concord High School

Garett Dorsey of Concord High School

Dhruv Mohnot of Concord High School

Alex Russo of Concord High School

Todd Jacobs of Conrad Schools of Science

Paul Ryan of Conrad Schools of Science

Michael Yacucci of Conrad Schools of Science

Marcus Brooks of Delaware Military Academy

Gregory Fraczkowski of Delaware Military Academy

Tajaii Furrowh of Delaware Military Academy

Brennan Hazewski of Delaware Military Academy

Jacob Hudson of Delaware Military Academy

Alex Martin of Delaware Military Academy

Dallas Towner of Delaware Military Academy

Syheed Booker of Delcastle Technical High School

Kelvin Maldonado of Delcastle Technical High School

Daniel Nepomuceno of Delcastle Technical High School

Trevor Harrington of Delmar High School

Zachary LaPearl of Delmar High School

Barry Jones of Dover High School

Diego Marcano of Dover High School

David Wong of Dover High School

Franke Pantoja of Dover High School Air Force JROTC

Kyle Potter of Dover High School Air Force JROTC

Cameron Schick Home School

Jared Arlett of Indian River High School

Chance Kamin of Indian River High School Marine Corps JROTC

Ryan Oboryshko of John Dickinson High School

Ryan Andrew of Lake Forest High School

Landon Jones of Lake Forest High School

Samuel Price of Lake Forest High School

Zachary Chapman of Laurel High School

Dylan Dombroski of Middletown High School

Joshua Housler of Middletown High School

Will Nylander of Middletown High School

Alexander Arellano of Middletown High School Air Force JROTC

Stephen Todd of Middletown High School Air Force JROTC

Kyle Morken of Mount Pleasant High School

Bobby Babak of Newark Charter School

Gabe Roy of Newark Charter School

Muhammad Rumi Khan of Newark Charter School

Joshua Jasmin of Newark High School

Kyle Fenner of Newark High School

Karl Hemrick of Newark High School Air Force JROTC

Brandon Lanoue of Polytech High School Air Force JROTC

Andrew Garnder of Polytech High School

Nicholas Jones of Polytech High School

Matthew Markoya of Polytech High School

John Kidner of Red Lion Christian Academy

Jeffrey Kidner of Red Lion Christian Academy

Garrett Moser of Salesianum School

Ethan Sunshine of Salesianum School

Martin Hunt of Sanford School

Haris Nashed of Sanford School

Rosure Smith of Seaford High School

Kurtis Webber of Seaford High School

Maxwell Berman of Smyrna High School

James Lataitz of Smyrna High School

Justin Nash of Smyrna High School

Anthony Mannino of Smyrna High School Air Force JROTC

Peter Brush of St. Elizabeth High School

David Hazelton, Jr. of St. Elizabeth High School

Johnathan Hendricks of St. Elizabeth High School

Brendon Holly of St. Elizabeth High School

Martin Newswanger of St. Elizabeth High School

Thomas Gibb of St. Mark’s High School

Matthew Patrick Smith of St. Mark’s High School

Ryan Dahlke of St. Thomas More Academy

Patrick Magee of St. Thomas More Academy

Christopher Robinson of St. Thomas More Academy

Hunter Steelman of Sussex Technical High School

Wayne Piper of Sussex Technical High School

Collin Quigley of Sussex Technical High School

Karl Holler of Tatnall School

Dan Murphy of Tatnall School

Nelson Cruz-Collazo of Thomas McKean High School

Prince Patel of Thomas McKean High School

Davin Reid of Thomas McKean High School

Christopher Brisbin of Tower Hill School

Daishaun DeShields of William Penn High School Air Force JROTC

Zachary Kashner of William Penn High School Air Force JROTC

Jordan Modzelewski of Wilmington Christian School

Alexander Sederquest of Wilmington Christina School

Daniel Walsh of Wilmington Christina 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 148^th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the members do hereby commend each of the participants in the 2016 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 2016 Session of the Boys State, and to the sponsor of the event, the American Legion Department of Delaware.

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