Bill Text: GA HR1615 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Forest Park Teen Council; commend and invite to House
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-28 - House Read and Referred [HR1615 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR1615-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1615
By:
Representative Waites of the
60th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the Forest Park Teen Council and inviting its members to be recognized by the
House of Representatives; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Forest Park Teen Council is an organization that promotes interest in
activities and fellowship, develops leadership, and provides opportunities for
members to become better acquainted, discuss problems, share ideas and skills,
work along with city leaders, plan city activities, and share city
responsibilities; and
WHEREAS,
the Forest Park Teen Council was officially formed in 2008 by Mayor Pro Tempore
Sparkle K. Adams with a group of students from Forest Park and began to thrive
in 2009; and
WHEREAS,
in January of 2010, students from Forest Park Middle School, Babb Middle School,
Forest Park High School, and Forest Park Street School were referred to Mayor
Pro Tempore Adams to run for such offices as Teen Mayor, Councilperson, Finance
Director, and City Attorney; and
WHEREAS,
the student body elected 47 students to serve in these capacities during an
election in February of 2010, and the teen council began holding meetings on the
second Tuesday of every month, which eventually increased to the second and
fourth Tuesdays of each month; and
WHEREAS,
the Forest Park Teen Council participated in the annual Keep Forest Park
Beautiful Clean Up in 2009, 2010, and 2011, assisted in planting the city's
first community garden in 2010, and were recognized at the Black History Month
Celebration, "Rising on the Southside," in 2011; and
WHEREAS,
active in the community, the Forest Park Teen Council participated in the
Clayton County Board of Health's Teen Summit, completed and graduated from the
Forest Park Police Department's cadet program, attended Neighborhood Watch and
Forest Park City Council meetings, conducted a mock trial focusing on bullying
with Judge Allison Pitts, and assisted with the 5K Fun Run and the Forest Park
Kiwanis Club during its semiannual pancake breakfast; and
WHEREAS,
the Forest Park Teen Council members support and encourage each other to
participate in personal growth opportunities, such as career focus workshops,
communicating orally and in writing seminars, and other educational
opportunitites; and
WHEREAS,
through its many initiatives, the Forest Park Teen Council has distinctively
served the community and its young citizens.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the efforts of the members of the Forest Park Teen Council to
make their community a better place to live and invite them to be recognized by
the House of Representatives at a date and time designated by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
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 the Forest
Park Teen Council.
