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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Adrian Austin, a senior at
4Mt. Vernon Township High School, on earning top marks at the
5National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Few people have won second, third, and forth place
7in a national competition, and even fewer people can say they
8are a national champion; Adrian Austin is one of these few; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Adrian Austin won first place in the nation in
10reasons evaluation on all species of livestock during the 88th
11National FFA Convention held October 28 to 31, 2015; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Adrian Austin also took second place in beef
13evaluation, third in swine evaluation, and fourth overall
14individual in competition; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Each state could send 4 contestants; Adrian Austin
16was one of 200 people nationwide vying for these honors; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Adrian Austin was also a member of the MVTHS FFA
18livestock evaluation team, which represented Illinois at the
19national convention and placed 11th and gold in the nation; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, According to FFA Advisor John Kabat, Adrian Austin
2is the first MVTHS student to capture an individual national
3first place in a division in the FFA National Career
4Development Activities; last spring, for the second straight
5year, she won the State championship in the reasons divisions,
6while also picking up State championship honors in state
7extemporaneous public speaking; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Reasons evaluations is much more complicated than
9just ranking a cow, hog, goat, or sheep; Adrian Austin had to
10explain why she gave each animal its ranking; she has put in
11hours of practice over the years; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Livestock judging is all in the family for the
13Austins; Adrian Austin's brother, Kane, took first place twice
14and second place twice in the State in the event during his 4
15years of high school; Adrian can never really escape
16agriculture - even at home; the daughter of Steve and Holly
17Austin raises show pigs and works with her parents and on
18chores at home when she is not busy with MVTHS and the FFA; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Adrian Austin is the MVTHS FFA chapter president;
20she has not yet decided where she will attend college next
21year, but she would eventually like to earn a bachelor's degree
22in agricultural communications and work for a livestock
23magazine, preferably swine; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Judging develops different skill sets that will be
2helpful later in life; one has to make a quick decision and
3give oral reasons for that decision, as well as learn to
4interact with different types of people; the FFA helps develop
5these skill sets; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Adrian Austin is smart and focused; she loves
7animals and speaking about them; she is a naturally driven
8person in that if she is going to do something she wants to do
9it well; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Adrian Austin serves as an example of a hard work,
11passion, and dedication; her achievements have made not only
12the agriculture community but the entire State of Illinois
13proud; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16congratulate Adrian Austin on her success with the FFA and we
17wish her the best in all her future endeavors; and be it
18further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to Adrian Austin as an expression of our
21congratulations and appreciation for a job well done.