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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 383 Offered February 27, 2018 Commending Justin Young. ---------- Patron-- Sullivan ----------

WHEREAS, Justin Young, a talented student at McLean High School in Fairfax County, won the Junior Varsity National History Bee held April 21 - 23, 2017, in Arlington; and

WHEREAS, the National History Bee is a buzzer-based quiz competition that tests students’ knowledge of all aspects of world history; the Junior Varsity category at the 2017 championships included 203 students from across the nation; and

WHEREAS, after progressing through the early rounds and reaching a six-student finals match in the Junior Varsity National History Bee, Justin Young achieved the game-winning goal of 50 points before any of his competitors; and

WHEREAS, Justin Young also recorded an impressive fifth-place finish in the Junior Varsity National History Bowl team event; and

WHEREAS, by winning the 2017 Junior Varsity National History Bee, Justin Young qualified for the International History Olympiad that will be staged from July 14 - 22, 2018, in Berlin, Germany; and

WHEREAS, a self-motivated student who lists World War II and the Cold War as his favorite history topics, Justin Young has brought credit to himself, his school, and the Fairfax County community with his championship victory; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Justin Young on winning the 2017 Junior Varsity National History Bee; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Justin Young as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his impressive scholastic accomplishments and best wishes for continued success.