WHEREAS, during the week of June 14, 2015, young men from across the State of Delaware, students at the State's public and private high schools, have come to Legislative Hall in Dover to participate in the 2015 session of Delaware Boys State; and

WHEREAS, during their stay here, these young men receive valuable hands-on training and experience in the legislative process and in the ways of State government, which will serve them in good stead in their later lives; and

WHEREAS, the experience they receive during Boys State will prove especially useful to those among their number who go on to assume leadership roles in government or to seek elective office in the future; and

WHEREAS, the participants in Delaware Boys State, during their session, elected from among their ranks a Governor, a Lieutenant Governor, a State Treasurer, a State Auditor, a State Insurance Commissioner, and leadership of both Houses of the General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, the young men participating in the 2015 session of Boys State include:

Timothy Ryan McCarley of Alexis I. duPont High School

Matthew Scott McLean of Alexis I. DuPont High School

Robert Kyle McLean of Alexis I. DuPont High School

Sean Sebastian Roberts of Alexis I DuPont High School

Caleb David Beard of Archmere Academy

Colin Michael Freeh of Archmere Academy

Matthew Charles McCurnin of Archmere Academy

Rahul Subbaraya of Archmere Academy

Caleb Siyuan Wang of Archmere Academy

Benjamin Chase Smith of Brandywine High School

Daniel W. Yoder of Brandywine High School

Sean Michael Dermott of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Ryan Patrick Talley-McGovern of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Adam Stephen Udovich of Cab Calloway School of the Arts

Michael David Canning of Caesar Rodney High School

Gary Lee Gray, II of Caesar Rodney High School

Jeremy Elisha Murphy of Caesar Rodney High School

Matthew Donavan Nuzzo of Caesar Rodney High School

Liam Patrick O'Connor of Caesar Rodney High School

Andrew John Stant of Caesar Rodney High School

Nathaniel James Twining of Caesar Rodney High School

James Salvator Albertella of Cape Henlopen High School Army JROTC

Griffin Adams MacCoy of Cape Henlopen High School

Lance Alexander White of Cape Henlopen High School

Matthew Scott Thompson of Caravel Academy

Vilas Annavarapu of Charter School of Wilmington

William C. Connolly of Charter School of Wilmington

Mohan Malhotra of Charter School of Wilmington

Richard Isaac Dawson Annan of Conrad Schools of Science

Joseph Robert Noszek of Conrad Schools of Science

Evan Alexander Bennett of Delaware Military Academy

Shane David Cawman of Delaware Military Academy

Matthew MacDonald Charno of Delaware Military Academy

Harrison Ernest Durham Dempsey of Delaware Military Academy

Eric Alfred Gilgenast of Delaware Military Academy

Derek Weston Golembrosky of Delaware Military Academy

Daniel Anthony La Mastra of Delaware Military Academy

Frank Bernrd McLaughlin, Jr. of Delaware Military Academy

Victor Brian Pelillo of Delaware Military Academy

Robert Gerald Rehbach of Delaware Military Academy

Anthony John Ashcraft of Delcastle Technical High School

Adolphus Albert Fletcher, III of Delcastle Technical High School

Juan Daniel Zamudio of Delcastle Technical High School

Alexander H. Rosenthal of Delmar High School

Timothy David Ward of Delmar High School

Eben Dlewis Marneweck of Delmarva Christian High School

Shawn McCullough of Delmarva Christian High School

Taijay Anthony Blagrove of Dover High School Air Force JROTC

Christian Chidozic Anyanwu of Dover High School

Kyle Baxter Young of Dover High School

John Robert Douds, Jr. of Indian River High School

Dylan Allen Hudson of Indian River High School

Mason John Sanders of Indian River High School

Trevor Aldridge Nix of John Dickinson High School

Kyle Aaron Longhany of Lake Forest High School

Gilbert Paul Price of Methacton High School (Pennsylvania)

Brandon J. Dawson of Middletown High School

Benjamin Lewis Paterson of Middletown High School

Muhammad Araif Peracha of Middletown High School

Suryansh Gupta of Middletown High School Air Force JROTC

Mitchell Terrance Urban of Middletown High School Air Force JROTC

Thomas Anthony Giorgi of Mount Pleasant High School

Christopher William Johnson of Mount Pleasant High School

Jeffrey Paul Peters of Mount Pleasant High School

Albert Ming Lee of Mount Pleasant High School

Murphy Dichiaro of Newark High School

Thomas Robert Kitson of Newark High School

Jonathan Christian Adams of Perkiomen Valley High School (Pennsylvania)

Thomas Michael Gilmore of POLYTECH High School

Robert Joesph Talamini-Kelemen of POLYTECH High School

John Tanner Brennan of POLYTECH High School Air Force JROTC

Nathan Thomas Fairbanks of POLYTECH High School Air Force JROTC

Griffin Nicholas Ott of POLYTECH High School Air Force JROTC

Noah Jacob Snyder of POLYTECH High School Air Force JROTC

William John Hart of Saint Thomas More Academy

Wesley Hyland Orth of Saint Thomas More Academy

Nicholas Sanchez Reyes of Saint Thomas More Academy

Connor John Horvath of Salesianum School

Ryan Thomas Mountain of Sanford School

Matthew Brady Rosenthal of Sanford School

Frederic Saadiq Ryle of Sanford School

Matthew Tyler King of Seaford High School

Jacob Allen Lee of Seaford High School

Kyler Nicholas Norman Brightwell of Seaford High School Navy JROTC

Adam David Bailey of Smyrna High School

Jacob Randolph Mitchell of Smyrna High School

Caleb Nicholas Septer of Smyrna High School

Lucas Austin Zlock of Smyrna High School Air Force JROTC

Alex Benjamin Hartman of St. Elizabeth High School

Nicholas Matthew Moffitt of St. Elizabeth High School

Dylan Michael Gerstley of St. Elizabeth High School

Luke Michael Diana of St. Mark's High School

Jacob Pasquale DiSabatino of St. Mark's High School

Cameron Matthew Dixon of St. Mark's High School

Jacob E. Dominelli of St. Mark's High School

Trevor S. Beachboard of Sussex Central High School

Charles Harold Megginson, IV of Sussex Central High School

Bryce A. Molnar of Sussex Central High School

Vincent Lynn Gao of Sussex Technical High School

Spencer Austin Turner of Sussex Technical High School

Zachary Edward Varrato of Sussex Technical High School

Tobias Samuel Ferl of Sussex Technical High School Army JROTC

Sanual Scott Saxon of Sessex Technical High School Army JROTC

Walter Andrew Kobasa of Tatnall School

Jason Kenneth Kramer of Tatnall School

Derrion Tremont Robinson of Thomas McKean High School

Francois Vander-Rudd of William Penn High School

Justin George Bryant of William Penn High School Air Force JROTC

WHEREAS, these young men have learned during their week-long session many of the details of the process whereby a bill becomes a law, and have debated and discussed many issues both timely and of great importance to the State of Delaware; and

WHEREAS, throughout the week, the Boys State delegates have been deeply involved in a study of such subjects as the conduct of elections, the operation of the legislative caucus and committee systems, majority and minority positions and many other aspects of the political process, all of which give them valuable knowledge of the manner in which the American system of representative democracy operates; and

WHEREAS, the American Legion Department of Delaware has once again sponsored this important educational program, as they have done for many years, thereby displaying a deep dedication to the American system of government and to the essential task of ensuring that our youth understand and appreciate that system;

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 148^th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the members do hereby commend each of the participants in the 2015 Boys State Session for his hard work and extend to each sincere congratulations on a very successful session at Legislative Hall.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate do hereby extend to each participant sincere best wishes for success in all his future endeavors, together with the hope that at least a few of these fine young Delawareans may one day find themselves again in the House or Senate chamber as duly elected representatives of their fellow citizens.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate do hereby commend and thank the American Legion Department of Delaware for their sponsorship of this outstanding program.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be presented to each of the delegates of the 2015 Session of the Boys State, and to the sponsor of the event, the American Legion Department of Delaware.

SPONSOR:	Rep. Schwartzkopf & Rep. Longhurst & Rep. Viola & Rep. D. Short & Rep. Hudson, on behalf of all Representatives;Sen. Blevins & Sen. McBride & Sen. Henry & Sen. Simpson & Sen. Lavelle, on behalf of all Senators