Bill Text: VA HJR387 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commending Yahney-Marie Sangaré.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-07 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ387ER) [HJR387 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HJR387-Introduced.html
Patrons-- Lopez, Clark, Herring, Hope, Martinez, Rasoul, Shin and Ware; Senators: Ebbin, Favola, Hashmi, Marsden and Williams Graves
WHEREAS, Yahney-Marie Sangaré, a senior at Alexandria City High School, received the prestigious Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Leadership Award in 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Leadership Award recognizes the academic accomplishments, excellence of character, devotion to duty, and leadership qualities in outstanding Virginia students like Yahney-Marie Sangaré; and
WHEREAS, one student from each of the Commonwealth's 11 congressional districts is selected as a winner of the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Leadership Award, with Yahney-Marie Sangaré representing Virginia's 8th Congressional District; and
WHEREAS, as a Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Leadership Award honoree, Yahney-Marie Sangaré also received a $25,000 cash prize; and
WHEREAS, the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Leadership Award was first presented in the spring of 1995, and Yahney-Marie Sangaré joins the ranks of more than 300 fellow recipients in the history of the award; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Yahney-Marie Sangaré, a distinguished recipient of the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Leadership Award in 2024; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Yahney-Marie Sangaré as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for her achievements in academics and community leadership and best wishes for the future.