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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
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3 | congratulate the St. Francis High School (SFHS) vocal music | ||||||
4 | program on achieving first place at the 2023 Illinois High | ||||||
5 | School Association (IHSA) Class A Vocal Solo & Ensemble | ||||||
6 | Contest; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The IHSA Vocal Solo & Ensemble Contest is a | ||||||
8 | yearly event for Illinois high school students to vocally | ||||||
9 | perform as individuals, small ensembles, and smaller choirs; | ||||||
10 | students prepare for the contest in January and February, and | ||||||
11 | they then perform their selected pieces before contest judges | ||||||
12 | at various schools around Illinois on the first Saturday of | ||||||
13 | March; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The SFHS vocal music program's first place finish | ||||||
15 | in 2023 marks its fourth consecutive year placing first at the | ||||||
16 | IHSA Vocal Solo & Ensemble Contest; and
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17 | WHEREAS, In 2020, the SFHS vocal music program performed | ||||||
18 | in person and received the most points in the Class A school | ||||||
19 | size division, earning them first place in the IHSA Class A | ||||||
20 | Vocal Solo & Ensemble Contest; and
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21 | WHEREAS, In 2021, the SFHS vocal music program performed |
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1 | virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic and received the most | ||||||
2 | points, placing first again in Class A; and
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3 | WHEREAS, In 2022, the SFHS vocal music program returned to | ||||||
4 | performing in person and again achieved first place, | ||||||
5 | completing the threepeat; and
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6 | WHEREAS, This year, the SFHS vocal music program performed | ||||||
7 | in person, achieving a rare fourpeat through placing first | ||||||
8 | once again; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The SFHS vocal music program is led by Vocal | ||||||
10 | Music Director Nina Schroeder and Music Director and Chair of | ||||||
11 | Performing and Visual Arts Bob Mamminga; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the | ||||||
14 | St. Francis High School (SFHS) vocal music program on | ||||||
15 | achieving first place at the 2023 Illinois High School | ||||||
16 | Association (IHSA) Class A Vocal Solo & Ensemble Contest, | ||||||
17 | marking its fourth consecutive first place finish; and be it | ||||||
18 | further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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20 | presented to the SFHS vocal music program as a symbol of our | ||||||
21 | respect and
esteem.
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