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2016 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 120
BY REPRESENTATIVE SEABAUGH AND SENATOR PEACOCK
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Maggie Grace Loper of Caddo Parish Magnet High School upon her selection
as a representative of Louisiana at the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress in
Chicago, Illinois.
WHEREAS, the Hugh O'Brian Leadership program (HOBY) was established in 1958
by the popular actor Hugh O'Brian following a visit to Africa where he was inspired after
meeting with Dr. Albert Schweitzer to create an organization designed to encourage young
people to take a leadership role in society and become catalysts for change; and
WHEREAS, Maggie Grace Loper, daughter of Jason Blake and Grace Ann Blake,
attended the Louisiana Hugh O'Brian Leadership Seminar held in June, 2015, in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Maggie Grace Loper was joined in the leadership seminar by one
hundred thirty other young leaders representing their high schools throughout Louisiana;
they discussed the core values of the HOBY organization, including the impact of
volunteering in one's community, partnership in community, and an appreciation and need
for diversity in today's culture; and
WHEREAS, the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress is held every year in
conjunction with a major United States university, and the World Leadership Congress
brings together young men and women from around the world for a weeklong intensive
educational leadership conference; and
WHEREAS, Maggie Grace Loper was chosen to represent Louisiana in the Hugh
O'Brian World Leadership Congress being held in July, 2015, at Loyola University Chicago;
and
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WHEREAS, at the World Leadership Congress, more than four hundred students
from around the world assemble to learn firsthand about other cultures and opinions, form
friendships, and exchange ideas in an environment where they can feel comfortable in open
discussion with their peers, learning to voice how they have shaped and formed their own
views about the role of leadership in society; and
WHEREAS, Hugh O'Brian believes the most important thing in education is to teach
young people to think for themselves, and the more than four hundred seventy-five thousand
HOBY alumni demonstrate how this belief has influenced and inspired young people to
become more involved in their communities; and
WHEREAS, the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress seeks to inspire high
school students to excel as leaders, using friendship with others as a catalyst for their
learning experiences.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate Maggie Grace Loper of Caddo Parish Magnet High School upon
her selection as a representative of Louisiana at the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership
Congress in Chicago, Illinois, and does hereby recognize the pride and honor that this
wonderful young woman brings to her family, friends, school, community, and state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Maggie Grace Loper and the principal of Caddo Parish Magnet High School.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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