Bill Text: VA HJR287 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Commending Niles Ribeiro.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-03-26 - Introduced bill reprinted 14104473D [HJR287 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-HJR287-Enrolled.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 287 Commending Niles Ribeiro.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 14, 2014 Agreed to by the Senate, February 20, 2014

WHEREAS, Niles Ribeiro, a bright and dedicated sophomore from Fauquier High School in Warrenton, was selected to participate in the Virginia Space Coast Scholars program in 2014; and

WHEREAS, designed by the Virginia Space Grant Consortium, the Virginia Space Coast Scholars program is offered to high school sophomores and focuses on the science, engineering, and technology central to current missions at NASA Wallops Flight Facility; and

WHEREAS, although the material is challenging, Niles Ribeiro has prepared by participating in the Math Club, building and launching rockets, studying astronomy, and using the family's home laboratory to complete household engineering projects; and

WHEREAS, maintaining a busy schedule, Niles Ribeiro will balance schoolwork and the responsibilities of being sophomore class president with the online courses provided by the Space Coast Scholars program; and

WHEREAS, through online modules, Niles Ribeiro will complete research assignments, quizzes, engineering design challenges, simulations, case studies, discussion forums, and a final project to learn about NASA's airborne science missions conducted from the Wallops Flight Facility; and

WHEREAS, once the five-module program is successfully completed, Niles Ribeiro may have the opportunity to participate in a seven-day summer academy program at NASA Goddard Wallops Flight Facility, where scholars learn about the newest, most innovative technologies and missions from NASA and aerospace scientists and engineers; and

WHEREAS, with a theoretical and practical knowledge of science, Niles Ribeiro hopes to contribute to the program as much as he learns; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Niles Ribeiro on his selection to participate in the Virginia Space Coast Scholars program; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Niles Ribeiro as an expression of the General Assembly's respect and congratulations on this momentous achievement.