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2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 84
BY SENATOR THOMPSON
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Madison Elise Nelson for being named Louisiana's 2017
Middle School Student of the Year by the Louisiana Department of Education.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Madison Elise Nelson for being named Louisiana's 2017 Middle School
3 Student of the Year by the Louisiana Department of Education.
4 WHEREAS, every year the Louisiana Department of Education selects and
5 recognizes a student in fifth grade, a student in eighth grade, and a student in twelfth grade
6 as the state's outstanding Student of the Year based on criteria that measures academic
7 achievement, leadership skills, character, and service to their schools and communities; and
8 WHEREAS, in determining the three recipients of this prestigious award, the State
9 Student Achievement Selection Committee considers resumes, conducts interviews, and
10 reviews writing samples of each finalist from the seven different regions of the state; and
11 WHEREAS, the eighth grade student selected as the 2017 Louisiana Middle School
12 Student of the Year is Ouachita Junior High School's Madison Elise Nelson, Ouachita
13 Parish's first Student of the Year; and
14 WHEREAS, Miss Nelson has maintained a 4.0 grade point average in the Honors
15 Program, while serving as president of the Student Council, the Junior Honor Society, and
16 the 4-H Club, and serving as a member of the National Junior Honor Society, the Fellowship
17 of Christian Students, and the Beta Club; and
18 WHEREAS, Miss Nelson is also a member of the Girl Scouts and is actively
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1 involved with the True Vine Baptist Church where she acts, sings in the choir, and
2 participates in youth group activities including canned food drives, vigils and events,
3 Christmas donation drives for children in need, community beautification efforts, visits to
4 nursing homes, and serves as a mentor to at-risk youth, along with many other activities; and
5 WHEREAS, Miss Nelson is also a gifted dancer and has served as the co-captain and
6 line leader for her school dance team and also dances for the Delta Academy Dance Studio;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, in recognition of Miss Nelson's accomplishments, she has received
9 numerous awards for her academic achievement and community service, including being
10 named as a Duke Scholar and a finalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship,
11 selected to attend a math and science summer program at Xavier University, and many other
12 awards for her grade point average, her oration skills, and her craft; and
13 WHEREAS, Miss Nelson is a gifted Louisiana student who demonstrates impeccable
14 character, sound leadership skills, and a commitment to excellence that is truly
15 commendable, and is most deserving of being named as one of Louisiana's best and brightest
16 as the 2017 Louisiana Middle School Student of the Year.
17 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
18 does hereby commend Madison Elise Nelson for being named Louisiana's 2017 Middle
19 School Student of the Year by the Louisiana Department of Education
20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
21 Madison Elise Nelson.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Dawn Romero Watson.
DIGEST
SR 84 Original 2017 Regular Session Thompson
Commends Madison Elise Nelson for being named Louisiana's Middle School Student of
the Year by the Louisiana Department of Education.
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