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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Peg Kopec on being |
| 4 | | selected as a member of the 2016 class of the National |
| 5 | | Federation of
State High School Association (NFHS) Hall of |
| 6 | | Fame; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Peg Kopec coached 42 seasons of volleyball for the |
| 8 | | Spartans of St. Francis High School in
Wheaton; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Peg Kopec taught her athletes lessons about hard |
| 10 | | work, dedication, and accountability that
will continue to |
| 11 | | serve them throughout their lives; she embodies what a high |
| 12 | | school coach should be; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Peg Kopec consistently built strong teams that |
| 14 | | worked together to achieve remarkable
accomplishments; she |
| 15 | | fostered a love of volleyball in her athletes that led to over |
| 16 | | 90 of them playing at the
collegiate level; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Peg Kopec and her teams won 84% of their games and |
| 18 | | she amassed a
career record of 1,238 wins, 229 losses, and two |
| 19 | | ties; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Peg Kopec is the winningest coach of any sport in |
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| 1 | | Illinois High School Association
history; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Peg Kopec coached the St. Francis Spartans to 12 |
| 3 | | State championships overall, concluding
with four consecutive |
| 4 | | State championships from 2012 to 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Peg Kopec is only the eighth Illinois High School |
| 6 | | Association coach enshrined in the NFHS Hall of Fame and the |
| 7 | | first
female coach; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Peg Kopec's career began in 1972 and concluded |
| 9 | | with her retirement in November of 2015; her accolades include |
| 10 | | induction into the Illinois Coaches Association Hall of Fame, |
| 11 | | being named Coach of the Year by both the National High School |
| 12 | | Coaches Association and the NFHS, and being selected to the |
| 13 | | Chicago Sky's Title IX Team in 2012; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Peg Kopec will be honored at an enshrinement |
| 15 | | ceremony banquet on July 2, 2016 as part of the 2016 NFHS |
| 16 | | Summer Meeting in Reno, Nevada; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 19 | | congratulate Peg Kopec on being selected as a member of the |
| 20 | | 2016 class of the National Federation of
State High School |
| 21 | | Association Hall of Fame; and be it further
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