WHEREAS, the progress, prosperity, and tranquility of all states and nations depends upon the successful education of their citizens and upon the wise and informed leadership those citizens can then provide; and

WHEREAS, promoting and rewarding intellectual distinction among our young people ranks as a prime concern of our State; and

WHEREAS, students from Delaware public high schools have been identified for their distinguished academic achievement and for their leadership in Statewide organizations; and

WHEREAS, their accomplishments reflect with great favor upon the skilled work of Delaware educators and upon the generous support these students have received from their relatives, friends, and neighbors; and

WHEREAS, the people of Delaware take pride in the accomplishments of these students, whose discipline, maturity, and diligence have enabled them to make full use of their native gifts; and

WHEREAS, such public recognition will encourage all students to strive to develop fully and ensure the prosperity of the State as well as the personal enrichment of their lives.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 141^st General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, commends and extends its best wishes for continued success to those students chosen as Secretary of Education Scholars of 2002, namely:

• Appoquinimink School District: Heather Brackin and Katie Clements, Middletown High School;
• Brandywine School District: Jessica Moss and Wen Allen Tseng, Brandywine High School; Beth Hardy and Jeff Horowitz, Concord High School; and Ross Bickhart and Megan Morley, Mount Pleasant High School;
• Caesar Rodney School District: Melissa LaVenia, Joshua Lehman, and Michael McKain, Caesar Rodney High School;
• Cape Henlopen School District: Colleen Clark and Kathryn McPike, Cape Henlopen High School;
• Capitol School District: Michael Hoffman, Charlene Kemmerle, and Letao Tao, Dover High School;
• Christina School District: Lee Ye Chen, Summer Holmes, and Christina Parajon, Christiana High School; Tara Drake and Daniel Roche, Glasgow High School; Timothy Monaghan, Greg Moore, and Matthew Wells, Newark High School;
• Colonial School District: Danielle Eisenbrey, John Evans, Christina Pupillo, and Danielle Unflat, William Penn High School;
• Delmar School District: Jeffrey Wright, Delmar Middle & Senior High School;
• Indian River School District: Brittany Croll, Indian River High School; Amanda Bly and Stephanie Parker, Sussex Central High School;
• Lake Forest School District: Thomas Hoffman and Sean Ward, Lake Forest High School;
• Laurel School District: Erin Gemeny, Laurel High School;
• Milford School District: Brigid O'Neill, Paul Rescigno, Robert Rescigno, and Craig Retzlaff, Milford High School;
• New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District: Taryn Joseph and Zachary Miller, Delcastle Technical High School; Dona Priebe and Ashley Laws, Hodgson Vocational Technical High School; Maggie Cheung and Jessica Groseclose, Howard High School of Technology;
• POLYTECH School District: Amanda Curry and Laura Harvath, POLYTECH High School;
• Red Clay Consolidated School District: Misty Seemans, Cab Calloway School of the Arts; Jessica Good and Chana Kuhns, John Dickinson High School; Aaron Kim and Anjum Sharma, Alexis I. duPont High School; Kennji Kuzuka and Elizabeth Wong, Thomas McKean High School;
• Seaford School District: Shelley Odenwelder and Elise Wynn, Seaford Senior High School;
• Smyrna School District: Justin Falatek and Justin Willis, Smyrna High School;
• Sussex Technical School District: Jennifer Taylor and David Witt, Sussex Technical High School;
• Woodbridge School District: Bridget Bitto, Woodbridge Senior High School;
• Aaron Jackson and Erin Killheffer, Charter School of Wilmington; and
• Samantha Kimmey, Positive Outcomes Charter School.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the Secretary of Education for distribution to the students chosen for this special honor.