<BillNo> <Sponsor> SENATE RESOLUTION 134 By Walley SR0134 007052 - 1 - A RESOLUTION to honor the students of New Prospect Elementary School on their recent success at the Middle Schools SkillsUSA competition. WHEREAS, it is fitting that we recognize those industrious, talented students of Tennessee who bring pride and honor to our State; and WHEREAS, such exemplary students are Adalyn Stutts, Aubree Bosheers, Regan Jones, Aiden Daughtry, Savannah Owens, Scarlet Jones, Kutler Tinin, Graham May, Ace Daughtry, Amberlin Mitchell, Will Dickson, Kenslie Dugger, and Kennedy Chapman of New Prospect Elementary School, who recently participated in the Middle Schools SkillsUSA competition at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Smyrna; and WHEREAS, SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit partnership of students, instructors, and more than 650 corporations, trade associations, businesses, and labor unions that works to ensure that America has the skilled workforce it needs to stay competitive; founded in 1965 and endorsed by the United States Department of Education, the association serves more than 400,000 students and instructors each year in middle schools, high schools, and colleges, focusing on 130 trade, technical, and skilled-service occupations; and WHEREAS, the New Prospect students who received gold medals were Adalyn Stutts and Aubree Bosheers in the Community Service category and Regan Jones and Aiden Daughtry in the Urban Search and Rescue category; and WHEREAS, New Prospect student Savannah Owens won the silver medal in the T-Shirt Design category, and Scarlet Jones, Kutler Tinin, and Graham May won the silver medal in the Engineering category; and - 2 - 007052 WHEREAS, bronze medals were earned by Ace Daughtry, Amberlin Mitchell, and Will Dickson in the Engineering category and Kenslie Dugger in the Pin Design category; and WHEREAS, New Prospect student Kennedy Chapman also was recognized for an outstanding CPR demonstration, which showcased essential life-saving skills; and WHEREAS, the display of aptitude and ambition by these young students in competition surely bodes well for their future success, and their dedication to excellence is clearly deserving of our respect, admiration, and commendation; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that we commend and congratulate the students of New Prospect Elementary School on their success at the Middle Schools SkillsUSA competition, extending our best wishes for much continued success in all their future endeavors. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy.