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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 59
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Elizabeth "Ellie" Chase Franks on being a 2022 state "Students of the Year"
finalist.
WHEREAS, in the state's annual "Students of the Year" competition, the Louisiana
Department of Education selects students representing traditional public, public charter, and
nonpublic schools as finalists for the coveted title; and
WHEREAS, students compete with their peers at the school system level and may
advance to the regional competitions. Students are selected based on academic achievement,
leadership skills, character, and service to their schools and communities; and
WHEREAS, regional selection committees also use electronic portfolios of
accomplishments, along with student writing samples, and interviews to assess the
communication and critical thinking skills of each candidate; and
WHEREAS, prior to selecting the three state winners, the state selection committee
will conduct interviews and review portfolios and writing samples from each finalist; and
WHEREAS, for the year 2022, the twenty-one students selected as "Students of the
Year" finalists include one elementary, middle, and high school student from each of the
state's seven regions; and
WHEREAS, Elizabeth "Ellie" Chase Franks, affectionately known as "Ellie" has
been named as a finalist in the 2022 state "Students of the Year" as an eighth grade middle
school student at St. Joseph Catholic School, Diocese of Shreveport; and
WHEREAS, Ellie has maintained an "A" average in all subjects, including conduct
since the first grade and currently has a 4.0 grade point average on her eighth grade mid-year
report card; and
WHEREAS, Ellie not only has excelled academically, she also has been a recipient
of numerous recognitions and awards from her school, church, and community since 2018
when she first became involved in various activities; and
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WHEREAS, likewise since 2018, Ellie has exuded leadership qualities serving in
school organizations, extracurricular, community, and church leadership positions; and
WHEREAS, she is known to have a natural talent to communicate well, regardless
of age range or background and she has leveraged her talent for communication and interest
in service as a volunteer for school and extracurricular groups; and
WHEREAS, Ellie has shown evidence of character, leadership, and a willingness to
learn, thereby making her the perfect school representative candidate for "Students of the
Year"; and
WHEREAS, Ellie embodies all the qualities and characteristics of an exemplary
student making her the absolute right choice to represent St. Joseph Catholic School as the
2022 "Students of the Year"; and
WHEREAS, at the impressionable age of thirteen, Ellie understands that through the
journey of life, every person is faced with choices and every choice has consequences; and
WHEREAS, Ellie chooses to find knowledge in her choices and to learn the lesson
of every choice; and
WHEREAS, Ellie has managed to turn into successes the personal tragedies which
she has experienced during her thirteen short years; and
WHEREAS, Ellie chooses to live by three words which her dad always impressed
upon her, "Finish out strong"; and
WHEREAS, Elizabeth "Ellie" Chase Franks, by representing St. Joseph Catholic
School as a finalist in the 2022 state "Students of the Year", demonstrates indeed how she
did "Finish out strong".
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Elizabeth "Ellie" Chase Franks on being a 2022 state students of the year finalist.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Elizabeth "Ellie" Chase Franks and St. Joseph Catholic School.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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