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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 51
BY SENATOR CROWE AND REPRESENTATI VE CROMER
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend Jon Mitchell, a Pearl River High School senior, upon being named Louisiana's
2013 High School Student of the Year.
WHEREAS, Jon Mitchell, son of Mack and Salome Mitchell, was initially named
St. Tammany Parish's high school senior of the year and was subsequently named the
regional high school student of the year; and
WHEREAS, Jon will graduate from Pearl River High School in May with a weighted
grade-point average of over four point five; and
WHEREAS, Jon achieved an impressive score of thirty on the American College
Test (ACT), and his high school activities included membership in the National Beta Club,
Writers' Club, and the Media Club; and
WHEREAS, while excelling academically in high school, Jon participated in four
stage productions and wrote poetry as a member of the student writer's club; and
WHEREAS, Jon is the recipient of the United States Senate Youth scholarship for
Louisiana and will be enrolling in the Honor's College at Louisiana State University in the
fall; and
WHEREAS, despite his concentration on academics and the arts, Jon has an affinity
for science, leading him to an internship as a project manager in the Naval Research Science
and Engineering Apprentice Program at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi during the
summer between his junior and senior years in high school; and
WHEREAS, during that summer, Jon developed graphic user interface software for
the Naval Research Laboratory, for use on submarines, which improves how submarine
operators and scientists use undersea data to aid in navigation; and
WHEREAS, Jon received recognition for having produced the best abstract naval
research developed during his summer internship; and
WHEREAS, in college, Jon plans to study computer science with the goal of
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WHEREAS, Jon has served his community by serving as a library volunteer and a
math tutor, in addition to being a top-ranked tennis player and attaining the title of a Junior
Master Gardener; and
WHEREAS, Jon employed his agricultural skills in teaching fellow students how to
organically farm vegetables, thus encouraging a healthier lifestyle in all of his classmates;
and
WHEREAS, the student of the year for grades five, eight, and twelve are chosen each
year and the winners are graded on criteria, including academic achievement, leadership
skills, character, and service to their school and community; and
WHEREAS, the finalists for students of the year, in each category of high school
student, eighth grader of the year, and fifth grader of the year, were honored at the Louisiana
State Museum in an annual ceremony.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Jon Mitchell upon being named Louisiana's 2013 High School Student of the
Year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Jon
Mitchell and his parents in River Ridge.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES