The amendment added three additional senators and four representatives as cosponsors and corrected a formatting error ("dual-18 credit" to "dual-credit"), but made no substantive changes to the content or purpose of this commemorative resolution honoring Ashlan Carlow-Blount.
26.1051.11 101st Legislative Session SC827 2026 South Dakota Legislature Senate Commemoration 827 Introduced by: Senator Foster Underscores indicate new language. Overstrikes indicate deleted language. Senators Foster, Duhamel, and Perry and Representatives Pourier, Emery, Moore, and Muckey A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION honoring Ashlan Carlow-Blount for excellence in 1 athletics, academics, and leadership. 2 WHEREAS, Ashlan Carlow-Blount, an Oglala Lakota tribal member from the Pine Ridge 3 Indian Reservation and senior at Mahpíya Lúta High School, has distinguished herself through 4 exceptional dedication and achievement in athletics, academics, and community leadership, 5 demonstrating versatility, discipline, and perseverance while bringing pride and recognition 6 to her school, her community, the Oglala Lakota people, and the State of South Dakota; and 7 WHEREAS, on the basketball court, Ashlan has earned First-Team All-State honors, was 8 twice named Lakota Nation Invitational Most Valuable Player, and led her team to four 9 consecutive Lakota National Invitational championships and multiple state tournament 10 appearances, surpassing 1,500 career points, and recording numerous double-doubles and 11 triple-doubles; and 12 WHEREAS, in addition to basketball, Ashlan has excelled in track and field and cross 13 country, earning a Class A State Championship in the 300-meter hurdles, multiple regional 14 titles, and top finishes in sprints, hurdles, and jumps; and 15 WHEREAS, in the classroom, Ashlan has consistently exemplified intellectual curiosity and 16 scholastic achievement, maintaining high academic standing, earning National Honor Society 17 membership and the U.S. President's Academic Excellence Award, excelling in AP and dual-18 credit dual-credit coursework, receiving Division I collegiate scholarship offers, and committing to attend 19 the University of South Dakota to continue her academic and athletic pursuits while 20 representing her home state; 21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundred First Legislature of the 22 State of South Dakota, that Ashlan Carlow-Blount has achieved incredible success in athletics, 23 academics, and leadership, and will certainly continue serving as a role model for younger 24 26.1051.11 2 SC827 Underscores indicate new language. Overstrikes indicate deleted language. athletes, promoting Lakota culture, language, and heritage, and inspiring peers and 1 community members through leadership, mentorship, and example. 2