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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to congratulate Gunde Iwersen-Burritt, a |
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| high school German teacher at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in |
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| Palos Hills, on receiving the Lieutenant Governor's Award for |
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| Exemplary Teaching and Training from the Illinois Council on |
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| the Teaching of Foreign Languages; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Iwersen-Burritt has been a foreign language |
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| teacher at the school for the past four years; she involves her |
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| students in cultural experiences as well as activities to |
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| promote language proficiency; every year Stagg high school |
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| German students visit the German Christmas Market and Chicago |
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| Brauhaus to enjoy crafts and food of the German culture; and
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| WHEREAS, She has organized trips to Germany for her German |
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| students and each year encourages her students to take the |
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| National German Examination; as a result, her students are able |
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| to compete and win a summer stipend for study in Germany; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Gunde Iwersen-Burritt on being honored by |
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| receiving the Exemplary Teaching and Training Award from the |
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| Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages for |
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| recognition of her hard work and dedication; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Gunde Iwersen-Burritt as a token of our respect.
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