REFERENCE TITLE: Oscar de los Santos; recognition

State of Arizona Senate Fifty-third Legislature First Regular Session 2017

SCR 1029

Introduced by Senators Miranda: Borrelli, Bowie, Bradley, Brophy McGee, Contreras, Dalessandro, Fann, Farley, Farnsworth D, Griffin, Hobbs, Mendez, Meza, Otondo, Peshlakai, Petersen, Quezada, Smith; Representatives Chávez, Descheenie, Espinoza, Martinez, Navarrete, Shope

 

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 

recognizing Oscar de Los Santos.

 

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      Whereas, according to the Pew Research Center, approximately half of today's United States-born Latinos (47%) are the children of immigrants; and

      Whereas, Latinos are the largest growing racial group in Arizona's public schools; and

      Whereas, Latinos represent an increasing percentage of Arizona's students and thus will constitute a significant portion of Arizona's workforce in the future; and

      Whereas, Arizona's future depends on the provision of quality education for all children; and

Whereas, Oscar de los Santos, the son of Mexican immigrants from Jalisco, Mexico, is a 2017 Rhodes Scholar; and

Whereas, Oscar de los Santos is the only Latino recipient of the 2017 Rhodes Scholarship; and

Whereas, the Rhodes Scholarship is the most renowned scholarship program for international study and one of the most famous academic awards available to American college graduates; and

Whereas, only 32 Americans were honored with the 2017 Rhodes Scholarship; and

Whereas, Oscar de los Santos graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences as a Truman Scholar in 2015, receiving USC's Order of the Laurel and Palm, the university's highest honor for graduating undergraduate students; and

Whereas, born in Los Angeles, California, Oscar de los Santos has been honored by the Los Angeles City Council as an emerging leader; and

Whereas, Oscar de los Santos is a resident of Laveen, Arizona and has taught English and social studies to sixth graders at the Champion South Mountain School in Phoenix; and

Whereas, the State of Arizona is proud and honored to be the home of Oscar de los Santos.

Therefore

Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:

1.  That the Members of the Legislature recognize Oscar de los Santos for his outstanding academic achievements and thank him for demonstrating the exceptional potential of Latino students in Arizona.

2.  That the Members of the Legislature express commitment to ensuring that the needs of Latino students in Arizona are met and that they are provided with the necessary tools to excel in both the classroom and the workforce.