SLS 17RS-797 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 69
BY SENATORS COLOMB, BARROW, HEWITT, MIZELL AND PETERSON AND
REPRESENTATIVES AMEDEE, CARPENTER, DAVIS, EMERSON,
HILFERTY, HILL, HODGES, HORTON, JACKSON, NANCY
LANDRY, MARCELLE, MORENO, NORTON, SMITH, STOKES,
THOMAS AND WHITE
COMMENDATIONS. To commend Kristen Blair Weimer on being selected to receive a
High School Women of Excellence Award and a Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus
Foundation Scholarship.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend Kristen Blair Weimer on being selected to receive a High School Women of
3 Excellence Award and a Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation
4 Scholarship.
5 WHEREAS, Kristen Blair Weimer is the daughter of Katherine and Philip Weimer
6 Jr. and attends Edward Douglas White Catholic High School in Raceland, Louisiana; and
7 WHEREAS, love for leadership and service to others began at a very young age and
8 4-H has always played an important role in her life; and
9 WHEREAS, Kristen served as secretary, vice president, and president of her
10 elementary and high school 4-H clubs, and served as a member of the Louisiana State 4-H
11 Science, Engineering and Technology State Board, currently serves as its vice president, and
12 also serves as the 4-H Executive Board President for Lafourche Parish; and
13 WHEREAS, she is an active participant and competitor in her state 4-H shooting
14 sports team and earned a spot on the state and national Youth Hunter Education Challenge
15 (YHEC) shooting team; and
16 WHEREAS, Kristen is skilled in archery and shooting sports disciplines, has been
17 named the YHEC State Orienteering Winner along with the YHEC State Hunters Safety Test
18 Overall Winner, and also received various awards in archery; and
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1 WHEREAS, raised on a sugarcane farm, she is aware of the importance of the sugar
2 industry and was named the Louisiana 4-H State Sugar Ambassador, serving as an advocate
3 and educating youth about the industry and its importance to our state economy; and
4 WHEREAS, Kristen also serves as vice president of the Lafourche Parish Junior
5 Leader Club where she led several service projects, including working with the Court
6 Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) organization, Operation Christmas Child, local animal
7 shelters, and is currently working on a project called "Caring for our Coast"; and
8 WHEREAS, Kristen was awarded the Prudential Spirit Award for her leadership and
9 service to her community, currently serves as her high school choir president, is a member
10 of the track team, Ecology Club, Campus Ministry, Music Ministry, Science Olympiad
11 Team, and National Honor Society; and
12 WHEREAS, despite her involvement in school and community organizations, she
13 has maintained a 3.89 GPA throughout her high school career, is the recipient of the Saint
14 Michael's Book Award for Leadership and Service, and received the Key Club award for
15 outstanding leadership in her community; and
16 WHEREAS, Kristen plans to pursue a career in veterinary medicine where she will
17 continue to remain active in agriculture and serve her community and the animals they love;
18 and
19 WHEREAS, she will attend Nicholls State University in the fall where she will study
20 biology with a concentration in Pre-Veterinary Medicine; and
21 WHEREAS, recipients of the Women of Excellence Awards exhibit characteristics
22 of integrity and professionalism, personify excellence in their area of specialty, and are
23 committed to community service to better society as a whole; and
24 WHEREAS, for 2017, there are four categories for the Women of Excellence
25 Awards: College Women of Excellence, High School Women of Excellence, Louisiana Hero
26 of Excellence, and Nonprofit of Excellence; and
27 WHEREAS, the recipients of the 2017 Women of Excellence Awards are being
28 recognized at the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation's Women of
29 Excellence Awards & Scholarships Ceremony and Reception on Tuesday, May 9, 2017; and
30 WHEREAS, Kristen has been named a recipient of a 2017 Women of Excellence
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1 Award in the category of High School Women of Excellence and is also a recipient of a
2 Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship for her accomplishments
3 and personification of excellence in integrity, character, academics, leadership, and
4 community service; and
5 WHEREAS, Kristen merits a sincere and heartfelt measure of commendation for her
6 dedication to excellence and her outstanding accomplishments, and it is appropriate for the
7 Legislature of Louisiana to commend Kristen upon receipt of a 2017 Women of Excellence
8 Award from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation and of a Louisiana
9 Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship.
10 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
11 commend Kristen Blair Weimer upon receipt of a 2017 Women of Excellence Award from
12 the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation in the category of High School
13 Women of Excellence and the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation
14 Scholarship; does hereby recognize and record for posterity her singular contributions to the
15 citizens of Louisiana; and does hereby extend enduring appreciation for the tremendous
16 pride and honor that she brings to her community and the state of Louisiana.
17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
18 Kristen Blair Weimer.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
SCR 69 Original 2017 Regular Session Colomb
Commends Kristen Blair Weimer on being selected to receive a High School Women of
Excellence Award and a Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship.
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