ENROLLED
2017 Second Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2
BY REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Scotlandville High School Hornets Alumni Association, Incorporated,
upon its third annual Scotlandville High School Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
and Banquet.
WHEREAS, it is fitting to commend the Scotlandville High School Hornets Alumni
Association, Incorporated, a nonprofit organization, on its third annual Scotlandville High
School Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Banquet, to be held on Saturday, August 19,
2017; and
WHEREAS, the esteemed Scotlandville High School Hornets Alumni Association,
Incorporated, was organized in 1999 with the admirable goal of strengthening ties and
contacts between Scotlandville Magnet High School and its alumni; and
WHEREAS, the alumni association has directed its efforts to promoting a spirit of
unity and camaraderie among alumni through communications, reunions, and social
programs; and
WHEREAS, the alumni association actively supports student activities to diversify
the educational experiences available at Scotlandville Magnet High School and other public
schools by providing supplemental funding to both academic and athletic programs; and
WHEREAS, the 2017 inductees to the Scotlandville High School Hall of Fame are
James A. Gray, Lion Evelyn J. Kirk, Judge Gammiel G. Poindexter, and posthumously,
Avon R. Honey and Charles R. Kelly, graduates of great distinction whose contributions to
the Baton Rouge community have been innumerable and worthy of acknowledgment; and
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WHEREAS, the Scotlandville High School Hornets Alumni Association,
Incorporated, has diligently worked to promote the identity and recognition of Scotlandville
Magnet High School throughout the city of Baton Rouge and the state of Louisiana, while
encouraging fellowship and involvement within the greater Scotlandville community.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Scotlandville High School Hornets
Alumni Association, Incorporated, for its prestigious work in the community and for
honoring the distinguished alumni, faculty, and administrators of Scotlandville Magnet High
School on the occasion of its third annual Scotlandville High School Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony and Banquet on August 19, 2017.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the president of the Scotlandville High School Hornets Alumni Association.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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