ENROLLED
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 160
BY REPRESENTATIVES JEFFERSON AND MCFARLAND
A RESOLUTION
To commend Ringgold native Azariya McClendon upon her graduation from both high
school and college on May 13, 2016.
WHEREAS, seventeen-year-old Azariya McClendon received her associate's degree
from Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) and graduated from Ringgold High School
on the same day, Friday, May 13, 2016; and
WHEREAS, Azariya is the first to accomplish this goal in the Bienville Parish school
system; and
WHEREAS, Ms. McClendon completed the dual enrollment program through BPCC
while attending Ringgold High School; she began her college career as a high school
freshman and completed her high school curriculum as a sophomore; and
WHEREAS, Azariya McClendon graduates high school as class valedictorian with
a 3.9 GPA; she was active in 4-H, a member of the Beta Club, ELITES, FBLA, FFA, and
was on the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Council Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, Azariya McClendon played basketball, softball, and was a cheerleader,
yet she successfully managed her time for high school and college; and
WHEREAS, despite suffering a broken hand in a car accident on her way to the first
day of college at BPCC, Azariya learned how to eat, write, type, and use her non-broken
hand to achieve this tremendous academic feat; and
WHEREAS, Azariya plans to complete her college education at the University of
Louisiana at Lafayette and major in biology, with dreams of attending Louisiana State
University-Shreveport and finishing medical school; her dual enrollment graduation is a rare
and noteworthy feat, and it is fitting to honor this amazing teenager's academic graduations.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Azariya McClendon upon her graduation
from both high school and college on the same day and does hereby express best wishes for
continued success in life.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Azariya McClendon.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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