IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Paige Edson of Lee's Summit, MO, upon her recent selection to attend the Missouri Fine Arts Academy.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18508, May 12, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Paige Edson, a student at Lee's Summit North High School in the Lee's Summit R-7 School District, was recently selected to attend the Missouri Fine Arts Academy, a three-week residential summer program for students who have completed their sophomore or junior year of high school and are highly motivated in the fields of visual arts, theatre, dance, creative writing, and/or music; and,
WHEREAS, the Missouri Fine Arts Academy, founded in 1996, grew out of an interest in providing an opportunity and level of support necessary to challenge, motivate, and empower Missouri's most talented arts students; and,
WHEREAS, the Academy, held on the campus of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, offers an intensive schedule of classes in interdisciplinary and discipline-specific arts, and a wide range of co-curricular activities; and,
WHEREAS, students selected for the Academy must submit a portfolio or audition video, essay, and student evaluation form that is reviewed and judged by a panel of artists and educators; and,
WHEREAS, Paige's parents, James and Phyllis Edson, are justifiably proud of their daughter's accomplishments; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby congratulates Paige Edson upon the occasion of her selection to attend the Missouri Fine Arts Academy, and extends best wishes to her in all of her future endeavors.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Senior Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18508 of May 12, 2014, was duly passed on May 12, 2014 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______5_______ Nays _______0______
Abstaining ___0_____ Absent _____0______
Excused______4_____
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature