SR 209 — COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Sanil Thorat on being recognized as Louisiana's 2026 Elementary Student of the Year.

SLS 26RS-4219 ORIGINAL Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

209 BY SENATORSENATORS PRESSLYPRESSLY, COMMENDATIONS.BASS, CATHEY, JENKINS, MILLER, MYERS, SEABAUGH AND TALBOT A RESOLUTION Tocommend and congratulate Sanil Savita Thorat on being recognizedasLouisiana's 2026 Elementary Student of the Year.

CommendsWHEREAS, the state Department of Education and congratulatesthe SanilLouisiana ThoratBoard onof beingElementaryand recognizedSecondaryEducation have selected a Caddo Parish student as Louisiana'sone 2026of Elementarythree StudentLouisiana Students of the Year.Year;

A RESOLUTION TocommendandcongratulateSanil Savita Thorat on beingrecognized as Louisiana's 2026 Elementary Student of the Year.

WHEREAS, the Louisiana Department of Education and the Louisiana Board of Elementaryand SecondaryEducation have selected a Caddo Parish student as one of three 2026 Louisiana Students of the Year;

and WHEREAS, Sanil is an accomplished speller who has earned a place at the Scripps 2026 National Spelling Bee and received top honors at the regional level;

and WHEREAS, students of the year competitions require the students to first compete Pageat 1the ofschool 3system SLSlevel 26RS-4219and ORIGINALthen SRadvance NO.to regional and state competition levels;

209 at the school system level and then advance to regional and state competition levels;

and WHEREAS, students are also evaluated based upon electronic portfolios, student writings,andinterviewsconductedtoassesscommunicationandcriticalthinkingskills;and WHEREAS, this ten year old describes his future plans bysaying "Myname,"My name, Sanil, in Sanskrit literally means gift, so I want to fulfill what my mom destined for me by being a gift to the world, and being a doctor is one of the best steps in trying to do that";

and WHEREAS,Page he1 alsoof aspires2 toSR volunteerNO. with organizations focused on community wellness;

and209 ENROLLED WHEREAS, Sanilhe openedalso aaspires smallto librarywithvolunteer freewith booksorganizations atfocused theon community gardenwellness; where he volunteers;

and WHEREAS, a very grateful Sanil wantsopened toa thanksmall Fairfieldlibrary Magnetwith School,free Caddobooks Parish,at theLouisianaDepartmentofEducation,andtheLouisianaBoardthe ofcommunity Elementaryandgarden SecondaryEducationfortheopportunitiesgiventostudentsthroughtheStudentoftheYearwhere competitions;he volunteers;

and WHEREAS, a very grateful Sanil wants to thank Fairfield Magnet School, Caddo Parish, the state Department of Education, and the Louisiana Board of Elementary and SecondaryEducationfortheopportunitiesgiventostudentsthroughtheStudentoftheYear competitions;

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209 The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SR 209 Original 2026 Regular Session Pressly CommendsSanilSavitaThoratonbeingrecognizedasLouisiana's2026ElementaryStudent of the Year.

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