HR0216 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the 52 students of Niles North High School who competed and took first place in the regional Illinois Junior Academy of Science Fair Contest; and

WHEREAS, The 52 Niles North High School students who competed in the contest were members of the STEM Inquiry and Research (SIR) class and/or the Researchers and Investigators of the Tomorrow (RIOT) Club; 36 of the 49 projects that were entered in the contest qualified for the IJAS State Exposition on May 6 and 7, 2011 at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana; and

WHEREAS, Niles North High School's victory marks the 21st consecutive year that the school has taken first place in the contest; and

WHEREAS, Among the students who competed, Best in Category plaques were awarded to Elan Ness-Cohn for aerospace science, Jeffrey Gaynes for biochemistry, Naveen Kanji for cellular and molecular, Haley Sproull for chemistry, Joshua Lipshultz for computer science, Olivia Altmayer and Monica Rosenberg for consumer science, Jacob Cohn for environmental science, Alvina Shaikh for health science, Micah Beller for material science, Krystine Hoang and Alexis Lehrman for microbiology, Reena Patel for physics, and Ayana Jamal for zoology; in addition, Naveen Kanji, Ayana Jamal, Joshua Lipschultz, and Elan Ness-Cohn were selected to participate in the Intel International Science and Engineering Foundation, the world's largest pre-college celebration of science, while Damiana Andonova and Ayana Jamal were awarded the William Gonas Award for having the top two papers submitted in the Paper Session competition - senior division; and

WHEREAS, The Niles North High School students who competed in the contest are Alvina Shaikh, Ariella Hoffman-Peterson, Arshila Merchant, Asad Qureshi, Ashley Thomas, Athanasia Giannetos, Ayana Jamal, Basil Alias, Cyatharine Alias, Damiana Andonova, Diana Kumar, Eddie Reinfranck, Elan Ness-Cohn, Emmanuelle Asrow, Emre Erel, Evan Sturt, Faisal Bari, Gideon Horberg, Haley Bubley, Haley Sproull, Hamza Mahmood, Hillary Bartman, Iris Schwartz, Jacob Cohn, James Gilbert, Jeffrey Gaynes, Joshua Lipschultz, Julia Bentkowska, Kristine Hoang and Alexis Lehrman, Lindsay Pietz, Maggi Kreisheh, Marta Lemesh, Micah Beller, Mohammed Hasan, Naveen Kanji, Nida Fayyaz, Noah Zeidman, Olivia Altmayer and Monica Rosenberg, Quynh Nguyen, Reena Patel, Regina Roberg, Reny Mathew, Richmond Toy, Rupal Desai, Sara Beladi, Sara Karnes and Miriam Prosnitz, Valeriya Volodarskaya, Zachary Oppenheimer, and Zain Lakhani; the SIR teacher is Jacki Naughton and the RIOT Club sponsors are Jacki Naughton, Lisa McKenna, Heidi Eichler, and Katherine France; and

WHEREAS, These bright young men and women serve as models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the students of Niles North High School who competed and took first place in the regional Illinois Junior Academy of Science Fair Contest and wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the students as a symbol of our esteem and respect.