SLS 15RS-1334 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 88
BY SENATOR MILLS
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Michael Joseph Ducrest for achieving the rank of Eagle
Scout of Boy Scouts of America.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Michael Joseph Ducrest for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout of Boy Scouts
3 of America.
4 WHEREAS, Michael Ducrest is to be commended for achieving the rank of Eagle
5 Scout of Boy Scouts of America Troop 55 at the age of thirteen; and
6 WHEREAS, the mission of the Boy Scouts of America, incorporated on February
7 8, 1910, and chartered by the United States Congress in 1916, is to provide an educational
8 program for boys and young men to build character, train in the responsibilities of being a
9 participatory citizen, and develop physical fitness and wellness; and
10 WHEREAS, to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in scouting, a Boy
11 Scout must fulfill all requirements in the areas of leadership, service, and outdoor
12 proficiencies; the scout must earn at least twenty-one merit badges to signify the mastery of
13 Scoutcraft skills that include Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, and
14 Citizenship in the World; and
15 WHEREAS, with scouting and other life endeavors, Michael Ducrest has
16 demonstrated natural abilities as a mentor and role model; he is a mentor to his fellow scouts
17 and role model to his older brother Matthew, who also achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at
18 the age of thirteen; and
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1 WHEREAS, Michael Ducrest is active in school organizations, attends Berchmans
2 Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, where he earned academic
3 achievement awards; he was a member of Berchmans Robotics Team that competed and
4 placed at state level competitions; and
5 WHEREAS, in 2013, Michael Ducrest participated in the National Scout Jamboree,
6 held every four years in West Virginia, which gathers more than forty-five thousand Scouts
7 over a ten-day period; and
8 WHEREAS, he is a member of the Order of the Arrow, the National Honor Society
9 for Scouting, having achieved the rank of Brotherhood, and will soon attend the National
10 Order of the Arrow Conference at the 100
th
anniversary of the Order; and
11 WHEREAS, Michael Ducrest is a member-at-large of 4-H for St. Landry Parish, has
12 attended numerous 4-H camps, and has participated in numerous service projects with the
13 Broussard Boy Scout Troop 55; and
14 WHEREAS, an integral part of the life of Michael J. Ducrest is earning the rank of
15 Eagle Scout of Boy Scouts of America encouraging him to be of further support to his family
16 and friends, serving his community, and learning the best practices of being a better person
17 and citizen.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
19 does hereby commend Michael Joseph Ducrest for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout of Boy
20 Scouts of America.
21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
22 Michael Joseph Ducrest.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Broussard-Johnson.
DIGEST
SR 88 Original 2015 Regular Session Mills
Commends Michael Joseph Ducrest for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout of Boy Scouts of
America.
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