LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Rachel Gauthier upon the occasion
of capturing first place in Restaurant Service at the annual New York
State SkillsUSA Competition on April 25, 2013

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those young people within the State of New York who have
inspired and brought pride to their school and community by achieving
outstanding success in educational competition; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to congratu-
late Rachel Gauthier upon the occasion of capturing first place in
Restaurant Service at the annual New York State SkillsUSA Competition,
which took place on Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Syracuse, New York; and
WHEREAS, Rachel Gauthier's win in the Restaurant Service category
qualified her to participate in the National SkillsUSA competition in
Kansas City, Missouri, in June; at the state competition, she shone in
other areas as well, placing second in the Baking and Culinary catego-
ries; and
WHEREAS, SkillsUSA is a national Career and Technical Education
student organization that promotes professional and personal growth and
leadership through seminars and workshops, campus activities, community
service and competitions; and
WHEREAS, Rachel Gauthier is a senior at Colonie Central High School,
and a Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical School student, where she
has been gaining college credit through Schenectady County Community
College; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to her art, Rachel Gauthier spends approximately
two hours a day outside of her high school classroom in the kitchen,
learning how to cook and the etiquette involved with serving a meal; and
WHEREAS, Rachel Gauthier hopes to attend the Culinary Institute of
America in Poughkeepsie; her overall goal is to become a nutritionist,
blending her passion for food with her love of working with children
with special needs; and
WHEREAS, A young woman of singular distinction and superlative abili-
ty, Rachel Gauthier has established a high standard of academic excel-
lence and purposefulness of life rarely achieved in youthful years; and
WHEREAS, Poised eagerly with enthusiasm and determined purpose, Rachel
Gauthier now stands honorably, with just pride in her accomplishments,
and in eager anticipation of future challenges, understanding and appre-
ciating the caring counsel and support provided by her teachers, family
and friends; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when young
people of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Rachel Gauthier upon the occasion of capturing first place
in Restaurant Service at the annual New York State SkillsUSA Competition
on April 25, 2013, and to extend to her its best wishes for a future of
purposeful success and well-being; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Rachel Gauthier.