WHEREAS, The Miss Auburn Scholarship Program is the preeminent community-based scholarship competition of its kind in the state; and
     WHEREAS, The Miss Auburn Scholarship Pageant is an official preliminary to the Miss Washington and Miss America Pageants; and
     WHEREAS, Jacque Guyette was crowned Miss Auburn 2014 out of an extraordinary pool of 16 talented contestants; and
     WHEREAS, The goal of the Miss Auburn Scholarship Program is to inspire accomplishments and motivate personal achievement in young women; and
     WHEREAS, The Miss Auburn Scholarship Program is a dynamic educational program which promotes young women's education and community involvement; and
     WHEREAS, Jacque is a senior at the University of Washington studying dance and public health; and
     WHEREAS, She teaches ballroom dance professionally at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio; and
     WHEREAS, Jacque competed on the platform of Heart Health and Women's Cardiac Research; and
     WHEREAS, She has been a strong supporter and member of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program; and
     WHEREAS, In 1997 the Miss America organization proclaimed the Miss Auburn Scholarship Fund to be the largest in the entire Miss America local pageant system;
     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate recognize and support the good work of the Miss Auburn Scholarship Program; and
     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the Miss Auburn Scholarship Program and Jacque Guyette, the 2014 pageant winner.