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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 51
BY SENATOR CROWE AND REPRESENTATI VE CROMER
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Jon Mitchell of Pearl River High School for being
named 2013 "Student of the Year".
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend Jon Mitchell, a Pearl River High School senior, upon being named Louisiana's2
2013 High School Student of the Year.3
WHEREAS, Jon Mitchell, son of Mack and Salome Mitchell, was initially named4
St. Tammany Parish's high school senior of the year and was subsequently named the5
regional high school student of the year; and6
WHEREAS, Jon will graduate from Pearl River High School in May with a weighted7
grade-point average of over four point five; and8
WHEREAS, Jon achieved an impressive score of thirty on the American College9
Test (ACT) and his high school activities included membership in the National Beta Club,10
Writers' Club, and the Media Club; and 11
WHEREAS, while excelling academically in high school, Jon participated in four12
stage productions and wrote poetry as a member of the student writer's club; and13
WHEREAS, Jon is the recipient of the United States Senate Youth scholarship for14
Louisiana and will be enrolling in the Honor's College at Louisiana State University in the15
fall; and16
WHEREAS, despite his concentration on academics and the arts, Jon has an affinity17
for science, leading him to an internship as a project manager in the Naval Research Science18 SCR NO. 51
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and Engineering Apprentice Program at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi during the1
summer between his junior and senior years in high school; and2
WHEREAS, during that summer, Jon developed graphic user interface software for3
the Naval Research Laboratory, for use on submarines, which improves how submarine4
operators and scientists use undersea data to aid in navigation; and5
WHEREAS, Jon received recognition for having produced the best abstract naval6
research developed during his summer internship; and7
WHEREAS, in college, Jon plans to study computer science with the goal of8
continuing research aimed at supporting the military and improving national security; and9
WHEREAS, Jon has served his community by serving as a library volunteer and a10
math tutor, in addition to being a top-ranked tennis player and attaining the title of a Junior11
Master Gardener; and 12
WHEREAS, Jon employed his agricultural skills in teaching fellow students how to13
organically farm vegetables, thus encouraging a healthier lifestyle in all of his classmates;14
and15
WHEREAS, the student of the year for grades five, eight, and twelve are chosen each16
year and the winners are graded on criteria, including academic achievement, leadership17
skills, character, and service to their school and community; and18
WHEREAS, the finalists for students of the year, in each category of high school19
student, eighth grader of the year, and fifth grader of the year, were honored at the Louisiana20
State Museum in an annual ceremony.21
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby22
commend Jon Mitchell upon being named Louisiana's 2013 High School Student of the23
Year.24
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Jon25
Mitchell and his parents in River Ridge.26 SCR NO. 51
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary D. O'Brien.
DIGEST
Crowe SCR No. 51
Commends Jon Mitchell upon being named Louisiana's 2013 high school Student of the
Year.