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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to recognize milestones in the 
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lives of people in the State of Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Katie Schumacher-Cawley will be honored with 
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induction into the Chicagoland Hall of Fame for sports in the 
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near future; and

 
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    WHEREAS, During Katie's freshmen year at Mother McAuley 
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High School, her varsity volleyball team won second in State 
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and her varsity basketball team was fourth in State; both teams 
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were GCAC champions; during her sophomore year, her volleyball 
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team won the State championship and was ranked third in the 
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nation; they were again GCAC champions; her basketball team was 
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second in the State and GCAC champions; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Katie's junior year saw her volleyball team become 
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State champions, number one in the nation, and GCAC champions; 
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her basketball team were again GCAC champions; during her 
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senior year she set a kill record for a State match at 28 
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kills; her volleyball team was second in the State and both her 
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volleyball and basketball teams were GCAC champions; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In addition Katie was named the 1996 Player of the 
 


 






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Year by the Star Newspaper and the 1997 Chicago Sun-Times 
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Female Athlete of the Year, all conference; she was inducted 
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into the GCAC Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Catholic League Hall 
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of Fame in 2003; and

 
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    WHEREAS, At Pennsylvania State University, her volleyball 
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team emerged victorious as Big 10 Champions during her freshmen 
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and sophomore years, All Big 10 during her sophomore, junior, 
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and senior years, and All Region her senior year; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After college Katie trained in Colorado Springs 
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with the U.S.A. Volleyball team; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Since 2003 she has been an assistant coach at the 
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University of Illinois in Chicago; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Katie Schumacher-Cawley on this great moment in 
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her life; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Katie Schumacher-Cawley as a symbol of our 
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respect.