ENROLLED Page 1 of 2 Regular Session, 2012 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 114 BY REPRESENTATIVE MACK A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON To commend Clay Parker of Hammond for his accomplishments upon being selected to participate in the National Rifle Association's annual National Youth Education Summit. WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend and celebrate the accomplishments of Clay Parker, who has been selected to participate in the National Rifle Association's annual National Youth Education Summit; and WHEREAS, Clay Parker is a sophomore at St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School in Hammond, Louisiana, where he is an honor student and maintains a 4.0 grade point average; and WHEREAS, Mr. Parker is an active participant in the St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School community; he is a member of the Beta, Interact, and 4-H clubs on campus, participant in district literary rallies, and member of the football and golf teams; and WHEREAS, in addition to being a straight-A student, community volunteer, and athlete, Mr. Parker is an avid sports shooter; he serves as a Louisiana State Shooting Sports Teen Ambassador, participates in the Louisiana 4-H Shooting Sports program through the Louisiana State University Ag Center, is president of the Tangipahoa Parish Shooting Sports club, and has won numerous awards at the local, regional, and state level in the hunting, archery, and shotgun disciplines; and WHEREAS, Mr. Parker was selected among numerous qualified applicants as one of forty-six students nationwide to participate in the National Rifle Association's annual National Youth Education Summit (Y.E.S.); and WHEREAS, as a Y.E.S. participant, Mr. Parker will receive an expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., where he will learn the significance of the United States Constitution and ENROLLEDHCR NO. 114 Page 2 of 2 the Bill of Rights while developing an understanding of government and the importance of actively participating in it. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and honor Clay Parker of Hammond upon being chosen to participate in the National Rifle Association's National Youth Education Summit, does hereby express utmost respect for the exemplary strides he has taken as a citizen, and does hereby wish him full measures of success and happiness in the years to come. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Clay Parker. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE