Honor Carlos Maldonado Award

2017, at Kuhl's Highland House, Middletown, New York; and WHEREAS, This auspicious award recognizes outstanding high school students for their accomplishments and/or performances in the arts, including fine arts, theater, and music; and WHEREAS, Carlos Maldonado has distinguished himself as a young man of superlative ability, talent, and maturity, establishing standards of excellence and achievement, purposefulness of life, and responsibility rarely achieved in youthful years; and WHEREAS, A senior at George F. Baker High School, in Tuxedo Park, New York, Carlos Maldonado plans to major in horticulture at SUNY Cobleskill in Cobleskill, New York; and WHEREAS, Throughout his high school career, Carlos Maldonado has been an integral member of the Tuxedo Jazz Ensemble as a beat-boxer and drummer; and WHEREAS, Currently, Carlos Maldonado is engaged in programming and milling with the HAAS Mini-Mill and creating designs on AutoCAD for 3-D printing; and WHEREAS, An outstanding role model for his classmates, Carlos Maldonado has brought honor to his family, school, and community; and WHEREAS, Carlos Maldonado may stand with pride in his achievements, experiencing the satisfaction of his labors and the joy of his accomplishments, eager to face the challenge of new experiences as he continues his education; and WHEREAS, Carlos Maldonado represents the potential inherent in our most precious resource, our youth; this Legislative Body is pleased to honor this young man, recognizing his achievements and the promise of his future; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to honor Carlos Maldonado upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Senior Scholar Humanities Award by the Orange-Ulster BOCES, and to wish him well in his future endeavors; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Carlos Maldonado.