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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The Illinois State Museum shines a spotlight on 
3Generation X with the opening of its new exhibition, Growing 
4Up X; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The exhibition explores the toys, technologies, 
6and cultural touchstones surrounding Gen Xers in their 
7childhood; museum visitors will see items familiar to anyone 
8who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, such as telephones with 
9cords, record and cassette players, Apple IIe computers, Teddy 
10Ruxpin, and parachute pants; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, A feature of the exhibition is a section called 
12"A Generation of eXcellence", which looks at the Gen X high 
13school experience through the lens of Chicago's Robert 
14Lindblom Technical High School (Robert Lindblom Math and 
15Science Academy); and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Photos, memorabilia, and recollections from 
17Lindblom alumni shed light on what it was like to attend a 
18selective-enrollment high school for the first generation born 
19after the civil rights movement; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, "Lindblom Day" is March 10, 2023 in Springfield, 
21where the exhibition will be honored through ceremonies, 
 
 
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1activities, and celebrations with  Lindblom students and alumni 
2participating in the events of the day; therefore, be it
  
 

  
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
4HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
5we declare March 10, 2023 as "Lindblom High School Day" in the 
6State of Illinois; and be it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to the principal of Robert Lindblom Math and Science 
9Academy as a symbol of our respect and esteem.