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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
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
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.
WHEREAS, Kristen Blair Weimer is the daughter of Katherine and Philip Weimer
Jr. and attends Edward Douglas White Catholic High School in Raceland, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, love for leadership and service to others began at a very young age and
4-H has always played an important role in her life; and
WHEREAS, Kristen served as secretary, vice president, and president of her
elementary and high school 4-H clubs, and served as a member of the Louisiana State 4-H
Science, Engineering and Technology State Board, currently serves as its vice president, and
also serves as the 4-H Executive Board President for Lafourche Parish; and
WHEREAS, she is an active participant and competitor in her state 4-H shooting
sports team and earned a spot on the state and national Youth Hunter Education Challenge
(YHEC) shooting team; and
WHEREAS, Kristen is skilled in archery and shooting sports disciplines, has been
named the YHEC State Orienteering Winner along with the YHEC State Hunters Safety Test
Overall Winner, and also received various awards in archery; and
WHEREAS, raised on a sugarcane farm, she is aware of the importance of the sugar
industry and was named the Louisiana 4-H State Sugar Ambassador, serving as an advocate
and educating youth about the industry and its importance to our state economy; and
WHEREAS, Kristen also serves as vice president of the Lafourche Parish Junior
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Leader Club where she led several service projects, including working with the Court
Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) organization, Operation Christmas Child, local animal
shelters, and is currently working on a project called "Caring for our Coast"; and
WHEREAS, Kristen was awarded the Prudential Spirit Award for her leadership and
service to her community, currently serves as her high school choir president, is a member
of the track team, Ecology Club, Campus Ministry, Music Ministry, Science Olympiad
Team, and National Honor Society; and
WHEREAS, despite her involvement in school and community organizations, she
has maintained a 3.89 GPA throughout her high school career, is the recipient of the Saint
Michael's Book Award for Leadership and Service, and received the Key Club award for
outstanding leadership in her community; and
WHEREAS, Kristen plans to pursue a career in veterinary medicine where she will
continue to remain active in agriculture and serve her community and the animals they love;
and
WHEREAS, she will attend Nicholls State University in the fall where she will study
biology with a concentration in pre-veterinary medicine; and
WHEREAS, recipients of the Women of Excellence Awards exhibit characteristics
of integrity and professionalism, personify excellence in their area of specialty, and are
committed to community service to better society as a whole; and
WHEREAS, for 2017, there are four categories for the Women of Excellence
Awards: College Women of Excellence, High School Women of Excellence, Louisiana Hero
of Excellence, and Nonprofit of Excellence; and
WHEREAS, the recipients of the 2017 Women of Excellence Awards are being
recognized at the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation's Women of
Excellence Awards & Scholarships Ceremony and Reception on Tuesday, May 9, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Kristen has been named a recipient of a 2017 Women of Excellence
Award in the category of High School Women of Excellence and is also a recipient of a
Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship for her accomplishments
and personification of excellence in integrity, character, academics, leadership, and
community service; and
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WHEREAS, Kristen merits a sincere and heartfelt measure of commendation for her
dedication to excellence and her outstanding accomplishments, and it is appropriate for the
Legislature of Louisiana to commend Kristen upon receipt of a 2017 Women of Excellence
Award from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation and of a Louisiana
Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Kristen Blair Weimer upon receipt of a 2017 Women of Excellence Award from
the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation in the category of High School
Women of Excellence and the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation
Scholarship; does hereby recognize and record for posterity her singular contributions to the
citizens of Louisiana; and does hereby extend enduring appreciation for the tremendous
pride and honor that she brings to her community and the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Kristen Blair Weimer.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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