State of South Dakota
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EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2013
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435U0873
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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 2
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Introduced by: Senators Sutton, Adelstein, Begalka, Bradford, Brown, Buhl, Ewing, Frerichs,
Holien, Johnston, Jones, Kirkeby, Krebs, Lederman, Lucas, Maher, Novstrup
(Al), Olson (Russell), Omdahl, Otten (Ernie), Rhoden, Tidemann, Van
Gerpen, Vehle, Welke, and White
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A RESOLUTION, Commending the Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) pilot program at
Wagner Community School, and honoring Sage Zephier for delivering the student address
for the JAG National Leadership Awards Luncheon in Washington, D.C.
WHEREAS, Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) is a state-based national nonprofit
organization dedicated to helping students stay in school through graduation, pursue
postsecondary education, and secure quality entry-level jobs leading to career advancement
opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the JAG pilot program at Wagner Community School is helping Wagner area
students between seventh and twelfth grades develop leadership skills, participate in community
service, prepare for college, and identify high quality careers; and
WHEREAS, the Wagner Community School, staff, and JAG specialists including
Superintendent Susan Smit, High School Principal Neil Goter, Middle School Principal Steve
Petry, and JAG specialists Renee VanDerWerff, Tana Langdeaux, Vanessa Iverson, and John
Tyler have been successfully leading the program with its first graduating class in 2013; and
WHEREAS, the 2013 graduating class includes Cheyenne Eldredge, Laurelle Gunhammer,
Noah Leines, Joseph Mattis, Clarissa Medicine Horn, Clifford O'Connor, Korey Patterson, Tyler
Provost, Sierra Williamson, Alexander "Zane" Zephier, and Sage Zephier; and
WHEREAS, among the graduating class, Sage Zephier was selected from more than forty-three thousand JAG students nationwide to deliver the student address for the JAG National
Leadership Awards Luncheon in front of one thousand attendees in Washington, D.C:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Senate of the Eighty-Eighth Legislature
of the State of South Dakota, that the Senate commends Wagner Community School, staff, and
students in JAG for their efforts to help South Dakota students succeed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Senate honors Sage Zephier for delivering the
student address for the JAG National Leadership Awards Luncheon in Washington, D.C.