| 6 | | - | Introduced by: Senators Hulse, Crabtree, Deibert, Duhamel, Perry, Peterson (Sue), and Reed and |
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| 7 | | - | Representatives Emery, Fitzgerald, Jensen (Phil), Jordan, Massie, Moore, Sjaarda, and Uhre-Balk |
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| 10 | | - | A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring Joelle Simpson of Rapid City as Miss |
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| 11 | | - | South Dakota. |
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| 12 | | - | WHEREAS, Joelle, a sixth-generation South Dakotan, is the daughter of Val and Dave |
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| 13 | | - | Simpson and was inspired at age five to be Miss South Dakota after participating in the Little |
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| 14 | | - | Sister Program and serving as a little sister to her cousin, Miss South Dakota Anna Simpson, |
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| 15 | | - | in 2011; and |
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| 16 | | - | WHEREAS, Joelle started learning how to play the harp at age eight and has played |
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| 17 | | - | professionally since age thirteen; and |
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| 18 | | - | WHEREAS, Joelle is the state’s most accomplished figure skater, having reached the |
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| 19 | | - | highest level of figure skating in four different disciplines of the sport, making her the first |
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| 20 | | - | and the only U.S. Figure Skating quadruple gold medalist from South Dakota; and |
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| 21 | | - | WHEREAS, Joelle is a U.S. bronze medalist in synchronized skating as part of the |
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| 22 | | - | Northernettes Synchronized Skating team; and |
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| 23 | | - | WHEREAS, Joelle’s community service initiative elevates the importance of nurturing |
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| 24 | | - | nature across the state, protecting South Dakota’s thirty-three threatened and endangered |
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| 25 | | - | species as well as preventing the spread of invasive species; and |
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| 26 | | - | WHEREAS, Joelle represented the state on the Miss America stage on January 5, 2025, |
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| 27 | | - | and will steadfastly complete the final four months of her service to the state of South Dakota |
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| 28 | | - | before crowning her successor on May 31, 2025; |
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| 16 | + | A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring Joelle Simpson of Rapid City as Miss 1 |
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| 17 | + | South Dakota. 2 |
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| 18 | + | WHEREAS, Joelle, a sixth-generation South Dakotan, is the daughter of Val and Dave 3 |
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| 19 | + | Simpson and was inspired at age five to be Miss South Dakota after participating in the Little 4 |
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| 20 | + | Sister Program and serving as a little sister to her cousin, Miss South Dakota Anna Simpson, 5 |
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| 21 | + | in 2011; and 6 |
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| 22 | + | WHEREAS, Joelle started learning how to play the harp at age eight and has played 7 |
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| 23 | + | professionally since age thirteen; and 8 |
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| 24 | + | WHEREAS, Joelle is the state’s most accomplished figure skater, having reached the 9 |
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| 25 | + | highest level of figure skating in four different disciplines of the sport, making her the first 10 |
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| 26 | + | and the only U.S. Figure Skating quadruple gold medalist from South Dakota; and 11 |
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| 27 | + | WHEREAS, Joelle is a U.S. bronze medalist in synchronized skating as part of the 12 |
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| 28 | + | Northernettes Synchronized Skating team; and 13 |
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| 29 | + | WHEREAS, Joelle’s community service initiative elevates the importance of nurturing 14 |
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| 30 | + | nature across the state, protecting South Dakota’s thirty-three threatened and endangered 15 |
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| 31 | + | species as well as preventing the spread of invasive species; and 16 |
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| 32 | + | WHEREAS, Joelle represented the state on the Miss America stage on January 5, 2025, 17 |
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| 33 | + | and will steadfastly complete the final four months of her service to the state of South Dakota 18 |
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| 34 | + | before crowning her successor on May 31, 2025; 19 |
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| 35 | + | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundredth Legislature of the State 20 |
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| 36 | + | of South Dakota, that Joelle Simpson is Miss South Dakota. 21 |
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