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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 889 Offered February 6, 2017 Commending Mario O'Neal Haskett, Jr. ---------- Patron-- Ingram ----------

WHEREAS, Mario O’Neal Haskett, Jr., a senior basketball standout at L.C. Bird High School in Chesterfield, committed to play for the Harvard University Crimson after he graduates in 2017; and

WHEREAS, Mario Haskett was the first high school student from Chesterfield and the surrounding areas to be recruited to play basketball at Harvard University, and he has over 20 college scholarship offers; and

WHEREAS, a 6-foot-3 guard, as a junior Mario Haskett averaged over 11 points per game and received second team All-Metro honors; and

WHEREAS, a son of Mario and Yolanda Haskett, Mario Haskett is a well-liked and respected natural leader on and off the court, and he enjoys giving back to his community; and

WHEREAS, Mario Haskett is an excellent student who has an interest in engineering; he was previously nominated for the National Academy of Future Physicians & Medical Scientists Award of Excellence; and

WHEREAS, Mario Haskett is an excellent example of what hard work and dedication look like, and he represents the best of the best within Chesterfield County Public Schools; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Mario O’Neal Haskett, Jr., an L.C. Bird High School senior, on committing to play basketball for Harvard University after he graduates in 2017; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Mario O’Neal Haskett, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his hard work and dedication to excellence both on and off the basketball court.