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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING GABRIELLA K. COTTIERO ON BEING NAMED THE

CUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2012 SALUTATORIAN

     Introduced By: Representatives MacBeth, Menard, and McLaughlin

     Date Introduced: June 06, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Gabriella K. Cottiero, the daughter of Richard Cottiero and Patricia Kearney

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of Lincoln, Rhode Island, has distinguished herself not only by achieving the second highest

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grade point average of 4.055 at Cumberland High School, but also by the many honors and

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awards she has earned; and

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     WHEREAS, Some of Gabriella’s achievements include receiving the Yale Book Award

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and the President's Award for Educational Excellence. She is also a National Merit Scholarship

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semi-finalist and a United States Presidential Scholars nominee; and

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     WHEREAS, As a member of the National Honor Society and the Rhode Island Honor

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Society, Gabriella has demonstrated her intellectual acumen. In addition, she has contributed to

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her school by serving as co-president of the World Language Club, and in her senior year, as a

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member of the Math Team and captain of the Junior Varsity Tennis Team; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition to all of her academic accomplishments, Gabriella found time to

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learn how to play the piano, which she has enjoyed doing since she was nine years old, and to

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ride horses competitively, which she has done for nine years both individually and on an

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Interscholastic Team. She has also volunteered at the Lend-A-Hand Therapeutic Riding Center;

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and

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     WHEREAS, In the fall, Gabriella will attend Carnegie Mellon University and major in

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chemistry. She plans to pursue a career as a biochemist, preferably as a researcher; and

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     WHEREAS, Amid peer pressure and other influences and stressors, there are those

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     young people who rise above the rest. Graduation day is a time to celebrate these achievements

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and imagine the possibilities for futures filled with new beginnings and unexplored opportunities.

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Gabriella’s accomplishments are remarkable and she is truly deserving of our recognition and

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praise; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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     Providence Plantations hereby honors and congratulates Gabriella K. Cottiero on being named

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Salutatorian of the Cumberland High School Class of 2012. The entire membership extends best

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wishes for her continued success and happiness; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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     transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Gabriella K. Cottiero.

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