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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Naperville Central 
4High School on earning 2nd place at the 2013 Illinois Personal 
5Finance Challenge (IPFC) State Finals; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, The Illinois Personal Finance Challenge State 
7Finals were held on April 22, 2013, at the Federal Reserve Bank 
8of Chicago; it involved 11 high school teams from 9 different 
9high schools advancing to compete for the championship title, 
10with Naperville Central earning a spot in the "Quiz Bowl" final 
11round of competition; tested topics included income & money 
12management, saving & investing, and spending & credit; nearly 
13800 students statewide participated in the on-line preliminary 
14round of competition in March; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, The Illinois Personal Finance Challenge is 
16endorsed by the State Treasurer and takes place during Money 
17Smart Week in Chicago; the IPFC is designed to recognize 
18students who demonstrate high levels of comprehension and 
19application of personal finance concepts and skills and to 
20reward teachers for outstanding practices in teaching personal 
21finance courses; and
  
 

  
22    WHEREAS, The Naperville Central team consisted of Gabe 
 
 
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1Carrier, Arjun Singh, Jason Zhan, Hanyao Zhang, and their 
2teacher Eleanor Barbino; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
4NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
5we congratulate Naperville Central High School on earning 2nd 
6place at the 2013 Personal Finance Challenge State Finals; and 
7be it further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to Naperville Central High School as an expression of 
10our esteem and respect.