09 LC 33
2829
House
Resolution 208
By:
Representatives Williams of the
178th,
Smith of the
168th,
and Lane of the
167th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
Hilary Larissa Pulos; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
on February 9, 2008, Hilary Larissa Pulos was crowned Miss Satilla's Outstanding
Teen; and
WHEREAS,
on June 28, 2008, she was crowned Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen;
and
WHEREAS,
she represented the State of Georgia with distinction at Miss America's
Outstanding Teen in Orlando, Florida, August 7-16, 2008; and
WHEREAS,
she developed, organized, and fostered a peer-to-peer mentoring program called
HOPE: Helping Our Peers Excel that has provided assistance to numerous teens
with a myriad of needs; and
WHEREAS,
she participates in outreach programs to help others; and
WHEREAS,
she has served as chairperson of the Wayne County Student Chamber of Commerce;
and
WHEREAS,
she serves as a member of the Patterson Bank Junior Board of Directors;
and
WHEREAS,
she has excelled in academics, dance, drama, softball, cheerleading, and tennis;
and
WHEREAS,
she teaches dance and gymnastics to youths in the community and tutors students
in need; and
WHEREAS,
she has taken advantage of the most challenging and rigorous classes throughout
her public education and currently has a grade point average of 100.5 in her
senior year of high school, and she is ranked second in the Class of 2009 for
Wayne County High School; and
WHEREAS,
she is dual-enrolled with Waycross College in her senior year of high school,
earning both high school credit and nearly completing the credits for her first
year of college; and
WHEREAS,
she is a member of the National Honor Society, National Society of High School
Scholars, Who's Who Among American High School Students, National Beta Club, and
Wayne County Scholar Athletes; and
WHEREAS,
she epitomizes the ideals, leadership traits, and moral character we strive to
build in all teens.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in honoring Hilary Larissa Pulos on her many accomplishments and
extend their sincere best wishes for continued success and
happiness.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Hilary
Larissa Pulos.