SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24107620D HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

252 IE Offered February 26, 2024 N Commending Arlington Public Schools' recipients of The Posse Foundation or QuestBridge scholarsTips.scholarships.

––––––––––N Patrons––Lopez,R Clark,AgreedAgreed Green,to Hope,by McClure,the RasoulSenate, March 6, 2024, 2024 O WHEREAS, in the 2023-2024 school year, The Posse Foundation and Ware;QuestBridge collectively L institutions of higher education;

Senators:andlic Schools four-year, full-ride college scholarships to partnerinL WHEREAS, The Posse Foundation presented full-ride scholarships to Rachel Nance of Arlington E Tech at the Arlington Career Center and Maryam Elgindy of Washington-Liberty High School, both of D Washington-Liberty High School, both of whom will attend the University of Virginia;

Boysko,andndez Ebbin,of Favola, R Marsden and Salim O WHEREAS, in theaddition 2023-2024to schooltheir year,scholarships, The Posse Foundation andwill QuestBridgealso collectivelyprovide awardedthese six students inwith Arlingtoncomprehensive Publicprogrammatic Schoolssupport four-year,over full-ridetheir collegenext scholarshipsfour toyears partneringin institutionscollege; of higher education;

and Uwere WHEREAS,awarded The Posse Foundation presented full-ride scholarships to Rachelsome Nance of Arlington C Tech at the Arlingtonmost Careerprestigious Centerinstitutions and Maryam Elgindy of Washington-Libertyhigher Higheducation School,in both of Washington-Liberty High School, both of whom will attend the Universitycountry; of Virginia;

andndezand ofE WHEREAS, Joseph Sparks of Arlington Tech at the Arlington Career Center will attend Princeton H UniWHEREAS, in addition to their scholarships, TheQuestBridge Possescholarship Foundationrecipients willwho alsoattend provideits these5 studentscollege withand comprehensiveuniversity programmaticpartners supportare oversupported in their nextcollege four years inand college;beyond through on-campus E chapters and nationwide opportunities offered through the QuestBridge Scholars Network and R QueRESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Arlington Public Schools' recipients of The Posse Foundation or QuestBridge scholarships for their hard work and dedication to their studies;

andand, WHEREAS,be twoit otherfor seniorspresentation atto Arlington Public SchoolsSchools' wererecipients namedof QuestBridgeThe ScholarsPosse andFoundation wereor awardedQuestBridge full-ride scholarships toas somean expression of the mostGeneral prestigiousAssembly's institutionsheartfelt ofcongratulations higherand educationbest wishes in thetheir country;future endeavors.

and University and Amma Domme Baffour of Wakefield High School will attend Boston College;

andnceton WHEREAS, in addition to their scholarships, QuestBridge scholarship recipients who attend its college and university partners are supported in their college years and beyond through on-campHs chapters and nationwide opportunities offered through the QuestBridge Scholars Network and 2 QuestBridge Alumni Association;

now, therefore, be it 2 RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby their hard work and dedication to their studies;

and, be itoundation or QuestBridge scholarships for RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Arlington Public Schools' recipients of The Posse Foundation or QuestBridge scholarships as an expression of the General Assembly's heartfelt congratulations and best wishes in their future endeavors.

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