HR0367 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Schuler Family Foundation has awarded a new round of four-year college scholarships to Illinois high school students; thirty-one Waukegan High School students and six students enrolled at St. Martin de Porres High School in Waukegan were awarded the Schuler Scholarship; and

WHEREAS, The most recent recipients join the current group of 87 scholars who have also been awarded the $20,000 college scholarships that can be applied to any four-year college or university; since the program's inception in 2002, the Schuler Family Foundation has awarded 124 scholarships to Waukegan area high school students, totaling just under $2.5 million; and

WHEREAS, The Waukegan High School freshmen that received this honor are Yenny Avila, Sejoud Bazar, Mark Bon, Dana Carpentier, Gianni Crawford, Elizabeth Escovar, Eric Flores, Andrew Gallegos, Melina Galvan, Bailey Gartley, Lorena Gomez, Lisa Guerra, Tamar Ingleby, Carolyn Isaac, Nichole Johnson, Kimberly Lagunas, Rashaan Melvin, Gerson Molina, Pierre Moulton, Puja Patel, Ashley Portis, Teresa Ramirez, Julio Ramirez, Binder Rojas, Shavanne Ross, Nina Salazar, Heather Schopper, Chris Sedar, Jessica Torres, Steven White, and Alexander Zamudio; and

WHEREAS, The St. Martin de Porres High School freshmen that received this honor are Darlene Alonso, Kara Bonngard, Abdel Castillo, Carolyn Kolf, Heather Mathias, and Rujan Sanico; and

WHEREAS, Scholars will receive $5,000 per year for four years upon graduation from high school, payable directly to their college or university; they are automatically readmitted into the program each semester if they meet the program requirements, including, but not limited to, maintaining a certain grade point average, attending program events and classes, remaining in good standing with their high schools and the community, and constructively working toward obtaining a college degree; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank the Schuler Family Foundation for sponsoring its scholarship program, and we congratulate the most recent Schuler Scholars; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the Schuler Family Foundation, Waukegan High School, and St. Martin de Porres High School.