Bill Text: VA HR157 | 2016 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Alexander Perdue.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-02-26 - Bill text as passed House (HR157ER) [HR157 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2016-HR157-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Alexander Perdue, a student at Salem High School, became the Virginia state champion in geography, winning the 2015 Virginia Finals of the National Geographic Bee; and WHEREAS, Alexander "Alex" Perdue, who was then an eighth-grade student at Andrew Lewis Middle School, was one of 100 students competing in the state championship, held on March 27, 2015, at Longwood University; and WHEREAS, after eight preliminary rounds and a tiebreaker session, Alex Perdue was one of 10 students selected as finalists, and he answered numerous challenging geography questions to claim the state title; and WHEREAS, as a state champion, Alex Perdue qualified for the 2015 National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C., where he competed against 53 other students from the states and territories of the United States; and WHEREAS, Alex Perdue has honed his skills in geography through his interest in current events and meteorology; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Alexander Perdue hereby be commended on winning the 2015 Virginia Finals of the National Geographic Bee; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Alexander Perdue as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for his achievements and best wishes for the future. |
