2022 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 112
BY SENATORS FIELDS, ABRAHAM, ALLAIN, BARROW, BOUDREAUX, BOUIE,
CARTER, CATHEY, CONNICK, CORTEZ, FESI, FOIL, HARRIS,
HENRY, HENSGENS, HEWITT, JACKSON, LAMBERT, LUNEAU,
MCMATH, MILLIGAN, FRED MILLS, ROBERT MILLS, MIZELL,
MORRIS, PEACOCK, POPE, PRICE, REESE, SMITH, STINE,
TALBOT, TARVER, WARD, WHITE AND WOMACK
A RESOLUTION
To commend Kelsie Tillage on earning the national Gold Medal Congressional Award.
WHEREAS, the Congressional Award was established in 1979 by Congress as a
public-private partnership and is the only nonprofit organization affiliated with the United
States Congress; and
WHEREAS, the Gold Medal Congressional Award is the highest honor a youth
civilian can achieve through the United States Senate and House of Representatives which
recognizes initiative, service, and achievement by youth ages fourteen through twenty-four;
and
WHEREAS, since the inception of this prestigious award there have only been five
thousand gold medalists and only eighty-four were from Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Kelsie Tillage is one of Louisiana's first high school students to receive
the Gold Medal Congressional Award which requires four hundred hours of voluntary public
service, two hundred hours of personal development, two hundred hours of physical fitness,
and a five-day exploration; and
WHEREAS, Kelsie earned the four hundred hours of voluntary public service work
by being involved in several volunteer ventures such as tutoring, reading, and creating book
logs for children, letter-writing campaigns, and providing digital content for nonprofit
organizations; and
WHEREAS, she achieved the two hundred hours of personal development and
physical fitness requirements by participating in several extracurricular activities such as
varsity and club volleyball, youth and government, Southern University Laboratory School
(SULS) Student Government Association, where she served as secretary and vice president,
and Level 3 Photography in Futures Fund; and
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WHEREAS, Kelsie met the five-day exploration requirement during her exploration
of South Africa in which she deciphered dialects of different languages; and
WHEREAS, as a junior at SULS in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with a 4.29-grade point
average, she is dually enrolled at Southern University in honors and advance placement
courses, is a published author, and a regional teen officer for Jack and Jill of America,
Incorporated; and
WHEREAS, Kelsie says, "Receiving this award is truly an honor, and more
importantly, I hope to inspire others to be more involved in their communities to elevate
themselves and those around them."; and
WHEREAS, she further states, "I hope that receiving this award allows me to
broaden my reach in my endeavors to create and explore."; and
WHEREAS, after being published in an anthology, Kelsie is inspired to create her
own, titled Unpopular Opinions, set to release in Summer 2022, because she says, "I realized
many people have vast opinions and stories that they want to share."; and
WHEREAS, Kelsie has promised to keep her journey updated at kelsieania.com; and
WHEREAS, the accomplishments obtained by Kelsie Tillage thus far indicate that
the future of this young woman from Louisiana will yield boundless opportunities for
personal and societal growth for the betterment of mankind.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Kelsie Tillage on earning the national Gold Medal Congressional
Award, does hereby record for posterity her accomplishments, and does hereby extend best
wishes for continued success and happiness in her future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Kelsie Tillage.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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