ENROLLED
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 78
BY REPRESENTATIVE MARCELLE
A RESOLUTION
To commend Victoria Williams on her selection by Louisiana Public Broadcasting as a 2022
Louisiana Young Hero.
WHEREAS, Ms. Williams is a senior at Baton Rouge Magnet High School; she
possesses a passion for learning, a strong community spirit, and a genuine sense of empathy
that were shaped by her years of experience facing housing and financial instability; and
WHEREAS, in ninth grade, Victoria joined the Louisiana Art & Science Museum's
Youth Alive educational program where she educated K-5 students on atomic structures; for
her tenth-grade science fair project, she undertook a study of the effect of colloidal silver
nanoparticle solution on E. coli and independently continued her research while in eleventh
grade; she collaborated with a Water Solutions mentor to study nanoparticle effects on local
water species and received an honorable mention recognition for her presentation of her
study at the Louisiana State Science and Engineering Fair; and
WHEREAS, while attending Baton Rouge Magnet High School, Ms. Williams
noticed the absence of a Black History Quiz Bowl competition; after connecting with her
middle school Quiz Bowl sponsor, she began recruiting students and holding virtual mock
quizzes during the pandemic; the club became official by her senior year, and she has since
recruited twenty new members while also helping coordinate a Quiz Bowl competition to
be held at Southern University and A&M College; and
WHEREAS, Victoria is an incredibly civic-minded young woman who is constantly
engaging with the community; in her free time, she tutors sixth through eighth graders in
Latin roots at Westdale Middle School; and
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WHEREAS, Victoria is also a talented athlete; she is on her school's cross-country
team and recently joined the track & field team to have the incredible opportunity to be
coached by the nationally-ranked runner, Katara Rosby; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Williams earned a score of 34 on her ACT and a 4.57 cumulative
GPA that places her in the top 10% of her class; she is incredibly passionate about science
and her community and plans to study chemical engineering in college so that she might
positively impact the movement to preserve our planet; she is most deserving of the highest
recognition.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Victoria Williams on her selection by
Louisiana Public Broadcasting as a 2022 Louisiana Young Hero; does hereby further
recognize Ms. Williams for her incredible dedication to her community, which is most
evident in her mentoring of young students; and does hereby extend sincerest wishes for her
continued success in all that she takes on.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Victoria Williams.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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