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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2003

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING CRISTIN LANGWORTHY ON HER GRADUATION FROM NORTH

KINGSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators Paiva-Weed, Sosnowski, Sheehan, Perry, and Roberts

     Date Introduced: July 01, 2003

     Referred To: Senate held on desk

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     WHEREAS, Cristin Langworthy graduated from North Kingstown High School on June

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20, 2003, as a Rhode Island Governor's Honor Student and earning above average SAT scores;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Cristin dedicated her time and finances in order to attend Georgetown

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University last summer, to study a course in Government and Communications. Her passion for

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politics fueled her founding of the first Rhode Island Chapter of the Junior States of America at

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North Kingstown High School. Through this innovative program, Cristin encouraged younger

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students to become involved in debates and politics. She traveled to Washington, DC, along with

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her advisor and four students, for the Junior States of America's National Debate Conference; and

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     WHEREAS, Cristin Langworthy spent ten days in Honduras as a missionary, building

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houses and providing medical care to the needy. She has volunteered for two years at the Kent

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County Hospital emergency room, supports teens of divorced parents through a youth group at

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her church, and works at St. Elizabeth's Nursing Facility as a dietary aid. She also worked as a

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pollster for the Myrth York Campaign; and

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     WHEREAS, Cristin was Opinion Editor of the North Kingstown High School newspaper,

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which received the Providence Journal's 2nd Place Award. She was awarded 1st Place for her

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Feature Article; and

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     WHEREAS, Cristin has accomplished great success, despite suffering from chronic

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Lyme Disease. She has been accepted into the University of Rhode Island's Political Science

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program for September, 2003; and

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     WHEREAS, The success of the State of Rhode Island, the strength of our communities,

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and the overall vitality of American society depend, in great measure, upon the dedication of

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young people like Miss Langworthy; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby congratulates Cristin Langworthy on her outstanding record of volunteer service, peer

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leadership and community spirit, and extends best wishes for her continued success and

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happiness; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he is hereby authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Cristin Langworthy.

     

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