Full Text of HR1027 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Niles North High School Chess Team won all 7 | 3 | | of its matches and captured the Illinois High School | 4 | | Association (IHSA) 2012 State Chess Championship crown at the | 5 | | State tournament held February 10 and 11, 2012, in Peoria; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Junior David Paykin demonstrated exemplary skill, | 7 | | tenacity, and fighting spirit by winning his crucial sixth | 8 | | round match in a momentous come from behind victory which kept | 9 | | the team's hopes alive, and ultimately led to the team securing | 10 | | the championship title; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Niles North High School Chess Team finished in | 12 | | fifth place at the United States Federation National K-12 | 13 | | Championship Tournament held April 12-15, 2012, in | 14 | | Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Senior Eric Rosen finished in second place | 16 | | individually at the National K-12 Championship and, along with | 17 | | his partner, Matthew Dahl of Edina, Minnesota, captured the | 18 | | National Bughouse Championship in a sanctioned side event | 19 | | competition; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Chess Team Coach Harry Kyriazes is recognized as | 21 | | one of the premier high school coaches in the United States and |
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| 1 | | the State of Illinois; he has coached the team since 1999 and | 2 | | guided the team to State championship titles in 2006, 2010, and | 3 | | 2012, as well as 4 second place finished, and 2 third place | 4 | | finishes at State championship tournaments during his tenure as | 5 | | coach; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Coach Kyriazes and his fellow coaches, Heather | 7 | | Ingraham and Mases Hagopian, are recognized for their unique | 8 | | and innovative approaches in providing a nurturing training | 9 | | environment where the qualities of teamwork, mutual respect, | 10 | | camaraderie, and leadership development are held in the highest | 11 | | regard; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Niles Township High School District 219 has | 13 | | supported the chess program over the years, and in so doing has | 14 | | furthered its mission to improve the academic achievement of | 15 | | every student by offering programs so that every student may | 16 | | achieve his or her potential; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Niles North High School will unveil a banner on | 18 | | May 7, 2012 recognizing the accomplishments of the 2012 State | 19 | | Champion Chess Team; the banner will be on display on the west | 20 | | side of the Niles North building where it will be visible to | 21 | | all motorists traveling on Interstate 94; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we congratulate the Niles North High School Chess Team on | 3 | | winning the 2012 State championship and wish team members and | 4 | | coaches all the best in their future endeavors; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the Niles North High School Chess Team as a symbol | 8 | | of our respect and esteem.
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