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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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

CONGRATULATING NISA VILLAREAL ON BEING NAMED THE 2013

"DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMAN OF RI"

     Introduced By: Senators Lombardo, Paiva Weed, Metts, and Felag

     Date Introduced: May 07, 2013

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, Founded in 1958 in Mobile, Alabama, Distinguished Young Women is the

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largest and oldest national scholarship program for high school girls. During its 56-year history,

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the program has provided life-changing experiences for more than 730,000 young women and last

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year, provided more than $108 million in cash and college scholarship opportunities to program

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participants at the local, state, and national levels; and

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     WHEREAS, Locally, Distinguished Young Women of RI is a nonprofit scholarship

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program that rewards and recognizes the excellence of young women who are high school seniors

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in Rhode Island; and

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     WHEREAS, Judged on outstanding academic achievement, leadership skills, talent, and

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community service, five high school seniors from Rhode Island competed to represent the state as

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the Distinguished Young Woman of RI for 2013; and

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     WHEREAS, On March 3rd, Nisa Villareal, the daughter of Lisa Villareal and a graduating

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senior at Johnston High School, earned the prestigious title of  Distinguished Young Woman of

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RI and was awarded $1,400 in cash scholarships; and

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     WHEREAS, Nisa possesses incredible school spirit and has been extremely involved in

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myriad activities within her school community. She is an officer on the National Honor Society

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and the Student Council, a member of both the Big Brother/Big Sister and SADD groups, was the

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cheerleading team captain, a member of the Captains Council, and organized the school blood

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drive and food drives, to name just a few of her many activities; and

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     WHEREAS, Over the course of 2013, Nisa will represent Rhode Island at various public

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events. She will serve as a role model to young people in our state by spreading the program’s

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national outreach message of “Be Your Best Self,”  which  is “designed to encourage self-esteem

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and excellence in all young people through its five principles: Be Healthy, Be Involved, Be

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Studious, Be Ambitious, and Be Responsible”; and

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     WHEREAS, In June of this year, Nisa will compete with 49 other state representatives

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for over $150,000 in cash scholarships at the 56th National Finals Competition to be held in

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Mobile, Alabama; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby congratulates Nisa Villareal on being named the 2013 Distinguished Young Woman of RI

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and wishes her the very best of luck in the upcoming national competition; and be it further

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

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Nisa Villareal.

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