SM 72 — "NM ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS DAY"

SENATEA MEMORIAL 72DECLARING 53RDFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE9, -2018 STATE"NEW OF NEW MEXICO -ASSOCIATION SECONDOF SESSION,STUDENT 2018COUNCILS INTRODUCEDDAY" BYIN JohnTHE M.SENATE.

Sapien5 6WHEREAS, 8established 10in A1950, MEMORIALthe DECLARINGNew FEBRUARYMexico 9,association 2018of "NEWstudent MEXICOcouncils ASSOCIATIONwas OFfounded STUDENTby COUNCILSa DAY"group INof THEeducators SENATE.who wanted to create an organization for student leaders to encourage practice of the democratic process, citizenship and service while fostering an exchange of ideas and problem-solving strategies in New Mexico schools;

14and WHEREAS, established in 1950, the New Mexico association of student councils wasfollow foundedthe byprinciples a group of educators who wanted to create an organization for studentwhich leaders to e t 17 encourage practice of the democraticUnited process,States citizenshipwas andfounded w l n d 18 service while fostering an exchange of ideas and problem-focus =on =active 19citizen aparticipation; l solving strategies in New Mexico schools;

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and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, manythe membersvision of the New Mexico legislatureassociation beganof estudent acouncils nis bto 24create theirthe publicleaders serviceof careerstomorrow, astoday, membersall in the spirit of studentserving, councils;guiding and leading;

u [ and .210115.1 WHEREAS, the vision of the New Mexico association of student councils is to create the leaders of tomorrow, today, all in the spirit of serving, guiding and leading;

and WHEREAS, the New Mexico association of student councils encourages total involvement and participation through SM 72 attendance in leadership training;

and Page 1 WHEREAS, the New Mexico association of student councils supports the ideals of service within New Mexico communities;

and WHEREAS, by being a part of the New Mexico association of e e 17 student councils, students and advisors have opportunities to e e n d 18 network with a wide variety of organizations, businesses and = = l ] 19 people from across the state and nation;

and a l r i 20 WHEREAS, youth across the country and New Mexico want to t e a t play an active role in their futures;

and m m 21 e d r e 22 WHEREAS, active engagement is critical to democracy, and c e r c 23 the United States of America's founding fathers were the model e a n b 24 of an active citizenry;

and u [ WHEREAS, on February 9, 2018, over one thousand young .210115.1 - 2 - people and over one hundred fifty adult sponsors from across New Mexico will participate in the sixty-eighth New Mexico association of student councils conference in Bernalillo, New Mexico;

and WHEREAS, solutions to preserve New Mexico's rich SM 72 Page 2 traditions for future generations can be implemented through dedicated student engagement on student councils;

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