HR 386 Summary

• Honors Denver Sha-Vonne Benjamin on her selection as a 2018 Young Hero of Alabama by the Young Heroes Program presented by Alabama Public Television.

• Recognizes Benjamin as an outstanding senior at Cherokee High School who has excelled in academics, athletics, cheerleading, and extracurricular activities despite significant health challenges.

• Documents Benjamin's diagnosis with lupus in 8th grade and subsequent stroke in 10th grade that caused brain damage, requiring her to relearn basic functions including walking, talking, and reading.

• Commends Benjamin's determination and recovery, noting she returned to school full-time, became captain of cheerleading and varsity sports teams, president of student council, and achieved 6th rank in her senior class of 50 students.

• The House of Representatives honors and commends Benjamin with highest tribute and extends best wishes for her continued success, including her planned pursuit of a neonatal nursing career in college.