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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Professional school counselors are employed in a 
3variety of school district settings, including private and 
4public, rural, suburban, and urban, and are involved in many 
5different organizations, including, but not limited to, the 
6Illinois School Counselor Association; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, School counselors are actively committed to 
8helping students explore their abilities, strengths, 
9interests, and talents as these traits relate to career 
10awareness and development; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, School counselors help parents focus on ways to 
12further the educational, personal, and social growth of their 
13children; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, School counselors work with teachers and other 
15educators to help students explore their potential and set 
16realistic goals for themselves; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, School counselors seek to identify and utilize 
18community resources that can enhance and complement 
19comprehensive school counseling programs and help students 
20become productive members of society; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Comprehensive developmental school counseling 
2programs are considered an integral part of the educational 
3process that enables all students to achieve success in school; 
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, It is appropriate that professional school 
6counselors be honored for their unmatched contribution to the 
7quality of life in the State of Illinois and our educational 
8system during a week of recognition; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
10NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
11we designate February 3-7, 2014 as National School Counseling 
12Week in the State of Illinois; and be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to the Illinois School Counselor Association as an 
15expression of our esteem and respect.