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2018 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 561
Commending Battlefield High School's Bobcats Evaluating and Servicing Technology Club.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 7, 2018
Agreed to by the Senate, March 9, 2018

 

WHEREAS, Battlefield High School’s Bobcats Evaluating and Servicing Technology Club has supported individuals, schools, and organizations in Prince William County and throughout the region by refurbishing and donating computers; and

WHEREAS, Battlefield High School’s Bobcats Evaluating and Servicing Technology (BEST) Club works with the Virginia Student Training and Refurbishment Program to put their skills and knowledge to good use by serving others; and

WHEREAS, the members of Battlefield High School’s BEST Club prepare donated computers by cleaning them, working on imaging tasks, testing modules, and putting together packages of cables and other equipment; and

WHEREAS, Battlefield High School’s BEST Club, an all-volunteer effort, has refurbished and donated more than 1,500 computers, enhancing the educational experience at 19 schools in Prince William County; and

WHEREAS, led by Gainesville residents Tom Metts and Stephanie Evers, Battlefield High School’s BEST Club gives students a unique opportunity to help fellow members of the community who do not have access to a computer; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Battlefield High School’s Bobcats Evaluating and Servicing Technology Club for its work to strengthen the Prince William County community by ensuring that students and other residents have access to computers; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Battlefield High School’s Bobcats Evaluating and Servicing Technology Club as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the club’s hard work and generosity.