A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR Ali Chapman, FIFTH GRADE STUDENT AT REUBEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN NEWBERRY, AND TO CONGRATULATE HER FOR WINNING THE GROUP DIVISION OF THE 2024 ENLIGHTENSC CHILDREN'S BOOK CHALLENGE.

Whereas, the Electric Cooperatives' EnlightenSC Children's Book Challenge is an education initiative of Newberry Electric and South Carolina's electric cooperatives that seeks to inspire competition among fourth and fifth graders to write stories that focus on the impact of electricity in their lives; and

Whereas, EnlightenSC was created to help teachers access energy-related resources and provide opportunities for students to learn and get excited about energy and electricity. Kevin Boozer, a media specialist at Reuben Elementary School in Newberry, capitalized on the opportunity by leading his students to enter the book challenge; and

Whereas, two of his students, fifth graders Ali Chapman and Harper Rowe, together wrote and illustrated "Phoenix and the Town Power Outage", which takes readers through the aftermath of a power outage and the main character's investigation of its cause. They entered the book in the group division of the competition, winning the regional competition and then the statewide contest. They won cash prizes and their book will be printed and mailed to schools across the State; and

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives values the pride and recognition that Ali Chapman has given to her school, and the members await her continued achievements. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize Ali Chapman, fifth grade student at Reuben Elementary School in Newberry, and congratulate her for winning the 2024 EnlightenSC Children's Book Challenge.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Ali Chapman.

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