Bill Text: MN SR113 | 2015-2016 | 89th Legislature | Draft
Bill Title: A Senate resolution honoring Katherine Swenson for being named a National Merit Finalist
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-18 - Referred to Rules and Administration [SR113 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2015-SR113-Draft.html
1.1A Senate resolution
1.2honoring Katherine Swenson for being named a National Merit Finalist.
1.3WHEREAS, the National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for
1.4recognition and scholarships that began in 1955; and
1.5WHEREAS, high school students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking
1.6the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which serves as an initial screen
1.7of approximately 1.5 million entrants each year; in late September, about 16,000 or approximately
1.8one-third of the 50,000 high scorers, are notified that they have qualified as Semifinalists; and
1.9WHEREAS, In February, some Semifinalists are notified by mail that they have advanced
1.10to Finalist standing, and their high school principals are notified and provided with a certificate to
1.11present to each Finalist; and
1.12WHEREAS, Katherine Swenson, a student at Hopkins High School, was recently notified of
1.13National Merit Finalist status, a tremendous honor deserving of special legislative recognition; and
1.14NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Minnesota that it
1.15congratulates Katherine Swenson on being named a National Merit Finalist.
1.16BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is directed to prepare an
1.17enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by the Secretary's signature and that of the
1.18Chair of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and transmit it to Katherine Swenson.
1.2honoring Katherine Swenson for being named a National Merit Finalist.
1.3WHEREAS, the National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for
1.4recognition and scholarships that began in 1955; and
1.5WHEREAS, high school students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking
1.6the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which serves as an initial screen
1.7of approximately 1.5 million entrants each year; in late September, about 16,000 or approximately
1.8one-third of the 50,000 high scorers, are notified that they have qualified as Semifinalists; and
1.9WHEREAS, In February, some Semifinalists are notified by mail that they have advanced
1.10to Finalist standing, and their high school principals are notified and provided with a certificate to
1.11present to each Finalist; and
1.12WHEREAS, Katherine Swenson, a student at Hopkins High School, was recently notified of
1.13National Merit Finalist status, a tremendous honor deserving of special legislative recognition; and
1.14NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Minnesota that it
1.15congratulates Katherine Swenson on being named a National Merit Finalist.
1.16BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is directed to prepare an
1.17enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by the Secretary's signature and that of the
1.18Chair of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and transmit it to Katherine Swenson.
| JoAnne M. ZoffSecretary of the Senate | Thomas M. BakkChair, Senate Committee onRules and Administration |
| Ron LatzState Senator, District 46 |
