THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY BLAKE, BOSCOLA, BREWSTER, COSTA, DINNIMAN, FARNESE, FERLO, FONTANA, HUGHES, KASUNIC, KITCHEN, LEACH, SCHWANK, SOLOBAY, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, WASHINGTON, WILLIAMS, WOZNIAK AND YUDICHAK, JUNE 8, 2011

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 8, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Congratulating Sukanya Roy on winning the Scripps National

Spelling Bee.

WHEREAS, Sukanya Roy is an eighth-grade student at Abington

Heights Middle School in South Abington Township; and

WHEREAS, Sukanya had previously finished in 20th place and

12th place in the national spelling competition; and

WHEREAS, Sukanya became Pennsylvania's seventh winner of the

national spelling bee contest, and first since 1987; and

WHEREAS, Sukanya's parents are both experienced college

professors and encourage her to work at her goals; and

WHEREAS, Sukanya is also an accomplished pianist and

violinist and fluent in Bengali; and

WHEREAS, Sukanya dazzled ESPN viewers with her poise under

pressure throughout the Washington, D.C. Competition; and

WHEREAS, After a grueling 21 words, Sukanya was the only

remaining contestant to correctly spell 'cymotrichous' to win

the title; and

WHEREAS, A 14-year-old spelling whiz, Sukanya's national

television triumph and victory in the Scripps National Spelling

Bee made all of Pennsylvania proud; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate congratulate Sukanya Roy on winning

the Scripps National Spelling Bee.