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0248
Senate
Resolution 1412
By:
Senator Jones of the 10th
A
RESOLUTION
Congratulating
Orrin Hudson and the Project Destiny chess team on its first place win at the
2006 Georgia Association for Alternative Education state-wide chess
championship; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
one of several alternative educational schools in Georgia, Project Destiny
competed in the first annual Georgia Association for Alternative Education
state-wide chess championship; and
WHEREAS,
top chess players across the state competed, kicking off a new tradition of
teaching students life mastery skills through the game of chess;
and
WHEREAS,
the Project Destiny students of DeKalb County Schools, coached by nationally
renowned motivational speaker and chess champion Orrin Hudson, won first place
in the state-wide chess championship; and
WHEREAS,
Orrin Hudson is the founder of Be Someone, Inc., a crime prevention and
educational nonprofit organization that has mentored more than 16,000 students
since 2000; and
WHEREAS,
students completing Mr.
Hudsońs
program experience an increase in classroom participation, grade point averages,
and attendance, along with improved mental acuity, concentration, and problem
solving skills; and
WHEREAS,
chess is a challenging centuries-old game that requires intelligence,
concentration, and strategy; and
WHEREAS,
the Project Destiny chess team has brought great honor to its school and
community for its outstanding performance at the Georgia Association for
Alternative Education state-wide chess
championship.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate the Project Destiny chess team and its coach, Orrin Hudson, on their first place win at the Georgia Association for Alternative Education state-wide chess championship.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate the Project Destiny chess team and its coach, Orrin Hudson, on their first place win at the Georgia Association for Alternative Education state-wide chess championship.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Orrin Hudson and the
Project Destiny chess team.