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2023 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 9
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Bossier High School Principal David Thrash on the
occasion of his retirement.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend Bossier High School Principal David Thrash on the occasion of his retirement.
3 WHEREAS, on October 18, 2022, Bossier High School Principal David Thrash
4 announced that he would be retiring at the end of 2022 after a storied forty-year career in
5 education; and
6 WHEREAS, Principal Thrash has held a number of positions at various Bossier
7 schools but none that he holds more dear than his current position as principal at Bossier
8 High School which he has held for the past seventeen years; and
9 WHEREAS, during his tenure at Bossier High School, Principal Thrash made his
10 mark by leading the high school in major improvements and raising the graduation rate; and
11 WHEREAS, Principal Thrash has received statewide acclaim for his role in
12 improving Bossier High School by being named 2011 Louisiana State Principal of the Year
13 and being named a 2020 semifinalist for Louisiana State Principal of the Year; and
14 WHEREAS, Principal Thrash considers among his greatest honors to be named the
15 Bossier Parish High School Principal of the Year in both 2010 and 2018; and
16 WHEREAS, Principal Thrash is clearly leaving Bossier High School better than he
17 found it; and
18 WHEREAS, Principal Thrash has vowed to continue his support for the high school
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1 that he loves, even after his retirement, by seeking to establish the "Nothing Bigger than B
2 Foundation" to give back to the school and parish that gave him the opportunity to spearhead
3 educational excellence.
4 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
5 commend and congratulate Bossier High School Principal David Thrash on the occasion of
6 his retirement after his storied forty-year career in education.
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
8 Principal David Thrash.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Tyler S. McCloud.
DIGEST
SCR 9 Original 2023 Regular Session Peacock
Commends Bossier High School Principal David Thrash on the occasion of his retirement.
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