Bill Text: GA HR1817 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Higginbotham, Miss Laurel Noelle; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-13 - House Read and Adopted [HR1817 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR1817-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1817
By:
Representatives Harden of the
147th
and Smith of the
168th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Miss Laurel Noelle Higginbotham, 2012 Georgia Watermelon Queen;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Miss Laurel Noelle Higginbotham was selected as the 2012 Georgia Watermelon
Queen by the Georgia Watermelon Association, and in Miss Higginbotham, the
association found a deserving queen and a talented, beautiful, and accomplished
young woman; and
WHEREAS,
Miss Higginbotham, beloved daughter of Ronald and Teressa Kimbrell, is a student
at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) where she is majoring in
pre-dentistry; and
WHEREAS,
as Georgia Watermelon Queen, Miss Higginbotham is the official spokesperson for
the Georgia Watermelon Association, and she will make many appearances across
the state in 2012 on behalf of Georgia's watermelon industry as the public
relations representative for the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Miss Higginbotham has been an ABAC Ambassador for the past three years, 2011
Miss ABAC, on the dean's list for four semesters, the 2009 Appling County High
Academic Cup-Speech and Drama winner, and 2011 Parliamentarian; and
WHEREAS,
an active member in the community, Miss Higginbotham reads to students,
choreographs the show choir for elementary students, wrote the Voice of
Democracy essay, and was a 4-H Eagle summer camp counselor, sailing instructor,
lifeguard, variety show choreographer, and wildlife instructor; and
WHEREAS,
her hobbies include singing, Zumba, rabbit hunting, running, and baking cakes;
and
WHEREAS,
with her poise, beauty, and intelligence, Miss Higginbotham is sure to be an
exemplary representative of agriculture and the watermelon industry in
Georgia.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Miss Laurel Noelle Higginbotham on her selection as the 2012
Georgia Watermelon Queen and for her many achievements and outstanding
representation of the State of Georgia and its agricultural
heritage.
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 Miss Laurel
Noelle Higginbotham.