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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 56
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Eden Elizabeth Trainor on being selected as a finalist in the Department of
Education's 2022 Louisiana Students of the Year Awards Program.
WHEREAS, the Department of Education's Students of the Year Awards Program
annually selects twenty-one finalists, one elementary, middle school, and high school student
from each of the state's seven regions; and
WHEREAS, each traditional public, charter, and nonpublic school across the state
submits one candidate from its student body; selected students compete at the school system
level, with a small number advancing to regional competition; and
WHEREAS, students are selected based on an array of criteria, including academic
achievement, leadership skills, character, and school and community service; student
portfolios, writing samples, and interviews also allow the regional selection committee to
assess each candidate's critical thinking and communication skills prior to selection as a
finalist; and
WHEREAS, Eden Elizabeth Trainor is a fifth-grader at Eden Gardens Magnet School
(EGM) in Caddo Parish who has earned the honor of being named the EGM Student of the
Year; and
WHEREAS, a straight-A student in the Gifted and Talented Program, Eden serves
as a student leader in the EGM Leadership Team, Safety Patrol, Lighthouse Review, and
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS), and is a Fifth Grade Buddy mentoring
younger students; her academic distinctions include the Principal's List Award for straight
As, 1st Place in the EGM Social Studies Fair, and making history as the first student to live-
anchor the K-EGM morning show; and
WHEREAS, she enjoys a variety of athletics and is active on the EGM Cheer Squad,
Running Club, and East Ridge Swim Team; and
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WHEREAS, the art of dance is Eden's passion, and she is a company dancer for
Power and Grace School of Performing Arts; she competes against teams from around the
country and has performed in numerous community productions, including The Great
Russian Nutcracker, Grinched, and A Tale As Old As Time; and
WHEREAS, Eden loves to serve others in her community through ministry; she
works with Angel Caps Ministry, knitting caps for newborns and cancer patients in local
hospitals, with Blessings of the Backpacks Ministry, providing school supplies to children
starting school, and with Totes of Hope Ministry, providing comfort items to women in
shelters; and she is also active in children's ministry at University Church of Christ; and
WHEREAS, her hobbies include many forms of art: painting, crafts, creative writing,
mystery novels, music, dance, theater, and sculpting; her artwork has been featured in Caddo
Parish's ArtBreak, and her writings have been published in The Seedlings; and
WHEREAS, Eden aspires to continue her studies and employ her talents to become
an architect and interior designer in the future.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Eden Elizabeth Trainor on being selected as Eden Gardens Magnet School's
Student of the Year and as a finalist in the Department of Education's 2022 Louisiana
Students of the Year Awards Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Eden Elizabeth Trainor.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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