HR1299 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to recognize the 2014-2015 State officers of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA); and

WHEREAS, The FCCLA is an organization built as an accompaniment to the curriculum of Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private schools through grade 12 and strives to prepare students to be productive family members, wage earners, and community leaders; the organization began in 1945 as the Future Homemakers of America with the family as its central focus and remains today the only in-school student organization with that focus; and

WHEREAS, In order to be selected as a FCCLA State officer, students must run for election; students run by announcing their intent in their local high school chapter; they present a speech at the Section level in order to receive a vote of confidence and then fill out an application resume; they then present a speech and answer questions before the voting delegates and audience gathered at the State conference; from the pool of candidates, 7 are elected by majority vote to serve as the State Executive Council for the next school year; those students are then brought together for a 3-day training seminar in which they get to know each other and learn how to work together; at the training, the candidates give another speech and are interviewed by a panel of alumni; following that, each officer and each of the panel members vote as to which officer will hold which office within the organization; and

WHEREAS, Once the officers are assigned, they work together the entire year planning and carrying out the various responsibilities of FCCLA as well as their specific office; the students learn many essential skills throughout the year and the FCCLA provides many opportunities for students to take on leadership roles and display their abilities; and

WHEREAS, The 2014-2015 FCCLA State Officers are Lauren Becherer from Prospect High School in Mt. Prospect; Clayton Lindley from Mount Pulaski High School in Mount Pulaski; Tarryn Gardner from Knoxville High School in Knoxville; Emily Grebner from Kewanee High School in Kewanee; Katie Spring from R.O.W.V.A. High School in Oneida; Olivia Hanzel from Liberty High School in Liberty; and Courtney Pogue from Cisne High School in Cisne; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the 2014-2015 State officers of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to Lauren Becherer, Clayton Lindley, Tarryn Gardner, Emily Grebner, Katie Spring, Olivia Hanzel, and Courtney Pogue as an expression of our esteem and respect.