South Carolina H 5517: Ahmaud Arbery

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2025-2026 Bill 5517 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5517

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND 
HONOR STELLA GRACE BURROUGHS, A STUDENT AT THE FAIRFIELD MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH 
AND SCIENCE, AND TO CONGRATULATE HER FOR BEING THE STATE WINNER OF THE 2026 
SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S BOOK CHALLENGE.

Whereas, Stella Grace 
Burroughs won the grand prize in the 2026 South Carolina Children's Book 
Challenge for her book, The Day That Power Took a Vacation; and

Whereas, the Children's 
Book Challenge, sponsored by Fairfield Electric Cooperative and the Electric 
Cooperatives of South Carolina, invited participating students from across the 
State to write and illustrate a children's book that focused on a day in the 
life of a line worker; and

Whereas, Miss Burroughs' 
entry, The Day That Power Took a Vacation, competed against books from 
across South Carolina after being selected by Fairfield Electric as the local 
finalist; and

Whereas, Miss Burroughs 
received a prize of five hundred dollars, and her book will be printed and 
mailed to elementary schools throughout South Carolina. Fairfield Electric also 
awarded her a prize of one hundred dollars for winning the local challenge; and 

Whereas, Ms. Kimberly 
Daly, the visual arts teacher at the Fairfield Magnet School for Math and 
Science, guided Stella Grace through the book challenge process, and Ms. Daly 
received a two-hundred-fifty-dollar prize; and

Whereas, The Day 
That Power Took a Vacation tells the story of what happened when the power 
went out after Hurricane Helene and how the line workers who restored that 
power were like superheroes; and

Whereas, South Carolina's 
electric cooperatives have been committed to providing electric power to rural 
communities since 1938. This concern for communities and for the future of 
youth across South Carolina has been carried forward to this day; and

Whereas, by inspiring 
students to learn more about energy in the Palmetto State, South Carolina's 
electric cooperatives hope to spark a passion for critical thinking in the 
minds of tomorrow's leaders; and

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina General Assembly value Stella Grace Burroughs's dedication, 
creativity, and significant contribution to the State of South Carolina, and 
the members extend best wishes to her for continued success in all of her 
future endeavors. Now, therefore,

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

That the members of the 
South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize and honor Stella 
Grace Burroughs, a student at the Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science, 
and congratulate her for being the state winner of the 2026 South Carolina 
Children's Book Challenge.

Be it further resolved that 
a copy of this resolution be presented to Stella Grace Burroughs.

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