HR1035 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Young people in our State who show great determination and dedication to learning are to be commended; they are an example to their peers and to all citizens of our State; and

WHEREAS, Dayton LeClercq of the Girl Scouts Fox Valley Council Troop 981 in Oswego has earned 103 Try-Its through many different venues; according to the Fox Valley Council, it is estimated that less than ten girls in the Council, including Miss LeClercq, have completed all the Try-Its in the book since the Try-It Program was initiated in 1986; and

WHEREAS, A Try-It is a triangle-shaped patch that Brownie Girl Scouts earn by completing at least four requirement options; most Try-Its have at least six requirement options from which to choose; the Brownie Girl Scout Try-It Book currently has 57 Try-Its; Girl Scouts USA has two Try-Its, Smart Cookie and Wave the Flag, which have yet to be added to the Try-It Book; individual Girl Scout Councils (GSC) are allowed to create their own special interest Try-Its called "Our Council's Own"; Miss LeClercq has completed all 57 in the book plus Smart Cookie and Wave the Flag, as well as 44 from 20 councils around the United States, for a grand total of 103; and

WHEREAS, Miss LeClercq has also earned the Religious Award, "God and Me", and completed two Council Patch programs, "Just Like a Ladybug" (Rolling Hills GSC, New Jersey) and "Alaska Native Heritage" (Susitna GSC, Alaska); and

WHEREAS, Miss LeClercq earned more than 20 of her Try-Its as part of her troop, but earned the remainder independently as part of her homeschooling; she has covered such subjects as zoology, oceanography, caves, and plants for science, studied the gravestones in a cemetery and learned about pioneer life for social studies, written an editorial letter to her local paper, read several biographies of famous women, and composed poetry for English; she has composed music and made instruments for music and done various craft projects for art, including mock scrimshaw with Ivory soap and black tempera paint and making candles; and

WHEREAS, The Try-Its that she has earned from other Girl Scout Councils have come from all over the United States, including Arizona, West Virginia, Kansas, Delaware, Oregon, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Texas, California, New York, Alaska, Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize Miss Dayton LeClercq for the hard work, dedication, and determination it has taken to earn 103 Try-It patches through her work as a Brownie member of the Girl Scouts Fox Valley Council Troop 981 in Oswego, and we congratulate her on the knowledge she has attained through earning these patches; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Dayton LeClercq as an expression of our esteem.