SENATE RESOLUTION

                         1995-8620

By Senators Bauer, Sutherland and Kohl

     WHEREAS,  The Senate of the State of Washington recognizes people who have made significant contributions to our state; and

     WHEREAS, Nadia Nava was one of five students in the nation selected to win a five thousand dollar grant from the National Institute for Dispute Resolution; and

     WHEREAS, In the Spring of 1994, Nadia, at the time a sophomore at Fort Vancouver High School, wrote an essay focusing on her school's challenges in developing interaction between multicultural students and the alienation experienced by ethnic groups.  Nadia also led a student group to develop a conflict resolution proposal;

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     WHEREAS, Based on Nadia's essay, Fort Vancouver High School was awarded the grant to expand multicultural efforts and student conflict programs, assist in implementing a violence prevention program, and support enhanced mediation skills for students; and

     WHEREAS, Teachers Jim Morrisey and Virginia Shorey promote student multicultural groups to talk about and solve problems and apply these concepts in the classroom, and have developed a crosscultural curriculum for their school and others; and

     WHEREAS, Fort Vancouver High School has already held a workshop for at-risk students, which resulted in a student mediation team to resolve conflicts;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize and honor Nadia Nava for her leadership and successful essay and all the students, teachers, and staff of Fort Vancouver High School for their multicultural efforts and student conflict resolution programs; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the principal of Fort Vancouver High School, and to Jim Morrisey, Virginia Shorey, and Nadia Nava.

I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 1995-8620,

adopted by the Senate March 27, 1995.

MARTY BROWN

Secretary of the Senate