HLS 15RS-2539 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 146
BY REPRESENTATIVES ST. GERMAIN, BARROW, HILL, HODGES, JACKSON,
NANCY LANDRY, MORENO, NORTON, SMITH, STOKES, THIERRY,
WHITNEY, AND WOODRUFF AND SENATORS BROOME, BUFFINGTON,
DORSEY-COLOMB, AND PETERSON
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Tabitha Ann Kearns upon her receipt of a 2015 High
School Woman of Excellence Award and scholarship from the La. Legislative
Women's Caucus Foundation
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To commend Tabitha Ann Kearns upon her receipt of a 2015 Women of Excellence Award
3 from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation in the category of High
4 School Woman of Excellence and upon being a recipient of a Louisiana Legislative
5 Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship.
6 WHEREAS, Tabitha Ann Kearns is a senior at Edward Douglas White Catholic High
7School in Thibodaux, Louisiana, where she is a servant leader through Key Club; and
8 WHEREAS, she served as the eighth grade and freshman class representative for her
9school's Key Club, and in 2012, she undertook the position of vice president; Tabitha served
10as lieutenant governor of the Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District and supervised
11thirteen clubs in Lafourche, Terrebonne, and St. Mary parishes; and
12 WHEREAS, through her experience on the district board and her passion for service,
13Tabitha rose to the position of governor of the three-state district; in this position, she served
14one hundred fifty active clubs and led a district board consisting of thirteen lieutenant
15governors and three executive officers; and
16 WHEREAS, Tabitha chose to work with and support The Eliminate Project, a special
17initiative partnership between Kiwanis International and the United Nations Children's Fund
18(UNICEF) to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus from the world; during Tabitha's term
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1as governor, her district raised approximately twenty-five thousand dollars for The Eliminate
2Project; and
3 WHEREAS, during her five years as a Key Clubber, she has devoted approximately
4nine hundred hours in service to her home, school, and community; and
5 WHEREAS, through her passion to find a community of teens grounded in faith,
6Tabitha founded a group called Sisters in Christ, which allows teens to discuss social
7pressures and share in one another's spiritual journeys; she participated in the 2014 March
8for Life in Washington, D.C.; and
9 WHEREAS, Tabitha is also a member of the National Honor Society, Campus
10Ministry, Retreat Team, Pro-Life Club, Teenage Republican Club, and Student
11Ambassadors; and
12 WHEREAS, during her career as a distinguished member of Key Club, Tabitha has
13been named Outstanding Key Clubber for five consecutive years, and received numerous
14other awards including Outstanding Vice President of the District, Distinguished Lieutenant
15Governor, National Honor Society Good Character, Daughters of the American Revolution
16Good Citizen, Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce Teenager of the Year, Houma-Thibodaux
17Diocese Student of the Year, Outstanding Diocesan Youth Leader, and Edward Douglas
18White Catholic High School Honor Graduate; and
19 WHEREAS, among her many accomplishments, Tabitha has been a superior-rated
20pianist for fourteen years and in 2014, she was selected as one of only six teens to perform
21in the Nicholls State University Monster Piano Concert; and
22 WHEREAS, Tabitha will attend Louisiana State University this fall, where she plans
23to major in biology with a concentration in pre-medicine; she hopes to become a pediatric
24oncologist; and
25 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation created the
26Women of Excellence Awards to recognize and honor extraordinary women of excellence
27across the state for their outstanding achievements and accomplishments; and
28 WHEREAS, recipients of the Women of Excellence Awards exhibit characteristics
29of integrity and professionalism, personify excellence in their area of specialty, and are
30committed to community service to better society as a whole; and
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1 WHEREAS, for 2015, there are six categories for the Women of Excellence Awards:
2Business, College Woman of Excellence, Health and Medicine, High School Woman of
3Excellence, Louisiana Hero of Excellence, and Nonprofit of Excellence; and
4 WHEREAS, the recipients of the 2015 Women of Excellence Awards are being
5recognized at the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation's Women of
6Excellence Awards Gala on Tuesday, May 26, 2015; and
7 WHEREAS, Tabitha Ann Kearns has been named a recipient of a 2015 Women of
8Excellence Award in the category of High School Woman of Excellence and is also a
9recipient of a Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship for her
10accomplishments and personification of excellence in integrity, character, academics,
11leadership, and community service; and
12 WHEREAS, Tabitha Ann Kearns merits a sincere and heartfelt measure of
13commendation for her dedication to excellence and her outstanding accomplishments, and
14it is appropriate for the Legislature of Louisiana to commend Tabitha Ann Kearns upon her
15receipt of a 2015 Women of Excellence Award from the Louisiana Legislative Women's
16Caucus Foundation and of a Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship.
17 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
18commend Tabitha Ann Kearns upon her receipt of a 2015 Women of Excellence Award
19from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation in the category of High School
20Woman of Excellence and upon her receipt of a Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus
21Foundation Scholarship; does hereby recognize and record for posterity her singular
22contributions to the citizens of Louisiana; and does hereby extend enduring appreciation for
23the tremendous pride and honor that she brings to her community and the state of Louisiana.
24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
25to Tabitha Ann Kearns.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 146 Original 2015 Regular Session St. Germain
Commends Tabitha Ann Kearns upon her receipt of 2015 Women of Excellence Award from
the La. Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation for her achievements in the category of
High School Woman of Excellence and upon her receipt of a La. Legislative Women's
Caucus Foundation Scholarship.
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