HR 444

As Adopted by the House
136th General Assembly
   Regular Session  H. R. No. 444
      2025-2026
  Representatives Dovilla, Glassburn
  A RESOLUTION
  Honoring the Polaris Career Center culinary arts team  1
  as the 2026 Ohio ProStart Invitational Champion.  2
     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 136th   3
General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to congratulate the Polaris  4
Career Center culinary arts team on winning the culinary team event at   5
the 2026 Ohio ProStart Invitational; and  6
     WHEREAS, The members of the Polaris Career Center culinary arts     7
team are a remarkable group of students, combining talent and  8
competitive spirit with exceptional knowledge to establish themselves    9
as a truly exemplary squad. With commendable dedication, they  10
performed admirably against teams from across the state, and as a        11
result, they won first place in their event at this year's Ohio  12
ProStart Invitational and qualified for the National ProStart  13
Invitational, where they placed third. Throughout long hours of  14
practice and preparation, the students have displayed a degree of        15
determination and motivation of which they can be proud; and  16
     WHEREAS, In preparing themselves for this important contest, the    17
members of the Polaris Career Center culinary arts team, Stephen  18
Gillespie, Teagan Leske, Ricardo Martinez, Esther Wilkinson, and Logan   19
Zawie, have had the opportunity to develop and express their  20
individual abilities and to acquire knowledge and information that       21
will be of great benefit to them throughout their lives. Having worked   22
diligently to sharpen their skills, they confronted competition with     23
confidence and enthusiasm and distinguished themselves as worthy  24
representatives of their school, community, and state; and  25
     WHEREAS, The success of the Polaris Career Center culinary arts     26
team is a fitting tribute to the excellent leadership provided by its    27
advisor, Chris Olszewski, who has given tirelessly of his time,  28
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energy, and expertise to guide the members. The squad's  29
accomplishments are a justifiable source of pride not only for the  30
students but also for their advisor, their families, their school, and     31
their community. The maturity and experience the team members have  32
gained through their participation in this exciting activity will  33
greatly aid them in meeting the challenges of the future; therefore be     34
it  35
     RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of Representatives of     36
the 136th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution,  37
applaud the Polaris Career Center culinary arts team for outstanding       38
achievement and honor the members and advisor as some of Ohio's finest     39
citizens; and be it further  40
     RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit     41
a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Polaris Career  42
Center culinary arts team.  43