[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 311 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 311

 Congratulating the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Zaila 
                              Avant-garde.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 21, 2021

   Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Zaila 
                              Avant-garde.

Whereas Miss Zaila Avant-garde is a 14-year-old from Harvey, Louisiana;
Whereas Miss Avant-garde is the first winner of the Scripps National Spelling 
        Bee from the State of Louisiana;
Whereas the Scripps National Spelling Bee is the largest and longest-running 
        educational promotion in the United States and is administered by the 
        E.W. Scripps Company and local sponsors, most of whom publish daily and 
        weekly newspapers;
Whereas the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee began with competitors from 
        across the United States, American Samoa, the Bahamas, Canada, Europe, 
        Guam, Jamaica, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and 
        each competitor had qualified for the contest by winning locally 
        sponsored spelling bees;
Whereas Miss Avant-garde is the first African American to win the Scripps 
        National Spelling Bee;
Whereas Miss Avant-garde has spent most of her days spelling around 13,000 words 
        per day, yet has still found time to become an accomplished basketball 
        player and holds 3 Guinness World Records;
Whereas Miss Avant-garde survived several rounds of fierce competition this year 
        and won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling 
        ``murraya''; and
Whereas the achievement of Miss Avant-garde brings an immense sense of pride to 
        her hometown of Harvey and the entire State of Louisiana: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate congratulates the 2021 Scripps National 
Spelling Bee champion Zaila Avant-garde.
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