<BillNo> <Sponsor> HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 406 By Capley HJR0406 005287 - 1 - A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Dierks Brown, 2025 Top Ten Senior of Hampshire Unit School. WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly should pause to pay tribute to those students who, through their natural talents and unflagging commitment to academic excellence, have distinguished themselves in the classroom; and WHEREAS, Dierks Brown is one such exceptional student, who was recently named a Top Ten Senior of the 2025 graduating class at Hampshire Unit School; and WHEREAS, through diligent study, steady composure during examinations, and steadfast commitment of time and talent, Mr. Brown has achieved outstanding academic success and joined the ranks of the best and brightest students in Tennessee and our country; and WHEREAS, in his remarkable high school career, Dierks Brown has earned an exemplary grade point average while participating in numerous extracurricular activities, including SkillsUSA, basketball, and baseball; and WHEREAS, his time at Hampshire Unit School saw him volunteer generously to help coach the Hampshire Little Hawks team at training camps; and WHEREAS, apart from his superlative scholastic labors, Mr. Brown exhibits his extraordinary industriousness through his wintertime firewood business; and WHEREAS, Dierks Brown's display of intellectual aptitude and ambition surely bodes well for his future success at the North American Lineman Training Center, where he will study to become a journey lineman; and WHEREAS, Mr. Brown's noteworthy achievement is a tremendous source of pride for his parents, Ryan and Jamie Brown, his school, and his community; and - 2 - 005287 WHEREAS, Dierks Brown's dedication to excellence is clearly deserving of the respect, admiration, and commendation of the members of this General Assembly; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE CONCURRING, that we hereby commend and honor Dierks Brown on being named a 2025 Hampshire Unit School Top Ten Senior, salute his impressive academic achievement, and extend to him our best wishes for a happy, successful future. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear without House or Senate designation.