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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 201
BY REPRESENTATIVE WADDELL
A RESOLUTION
To commend Victoria Catherine Ward of Captain Shreve High School upon her selection
as a representative of Louisiana at the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress in
Los Angeles, California.
WHEREAS, Victoria Catherine Ward attended the Louisiana Hugh O'Brian Youth
Leadership Seminar, held from June 4 through June 6, 2010, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership program (HOBY) was established
in 1958 by popular actor Hugh O'Brian following a visit to Africa where he was inspired
after meeting with Dr. Albert Schweitzer to create an organization designed to encourage
young people to take a leadership role in society and become catalysts for change; and
WHEREAS, Victoria Catherine Ward was joined in the leadership seminar by one
hundred twenty-one other young leaders representing their high schools throughout
Louisiana, where they discussed the core values of the HOBY organization, including the
impact of volunteering in one's community, partnership in community, and an appreciation
and need for diversity in today's culture; and
WHEREAS, the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress is held every year in
conjunction with a major United States university, and the World Leadership Congress
brings together young men and women from around the world for a week-long intensive
educational leadership conference; and
WHEREAS, Victoria Catherine Ward was chosen as an alternate to represent
Louisiana in the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress being held July 23 through July
30, 2010, at the University of California in Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, in September of each year, HOBY sends nomination materials to every
accredited public and private high school in the United States, and each high school is ENROLLEDHR NO. 201
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invited to select one sophomore with demonstrated leadership abilities and potential to
attend regional spring HOBY seminars; and
WHEREAS, at the World Leadership Congress, students learn firsthand about other
cultures and opinions, form friendships, and exchange ideas in an environment where they
can feel comfortable in open discussions with their peers, learning to voice how they have
shaped and formed their own views about the role of leadership in society; and
WHEREAS, Hugh O'Brian believes the most important thing in education is to teach
young people to think for themselves, and the more than three hundred thousand HOBY
alumni demonstrated how this belief has influenced and inspired young people to become
more involved in their communities; and
WHEREAS, the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress seeks to inspire high
school students to excel as leaders, using friendship with others as a catalyst for their
learning experience.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate Victoria Catherine Ward
of Captain Shreve High School upon her selection as a representative of Louisiana at the
Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress in Los Angeles, California, and does hereby
recognize the pride and honor that this wonderful young woman has brought to her family,
friends, school, community, and state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Victoria Catherine Ward.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES