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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to recognize the 50th anniversary of | ||||||
4 | Hillcrest High School; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Hillcrest High School opened its doors on
February | ||||||
6 | 6, 1967 under the direction of Principal William Reeves; it had | ||||||
7 | a student enrollment of 693 freshmen and sophomores, and 37 | ||||||
8 | staff members; the
Class of 1969 was the first graduating class | ||||||
9 | with 200 students; and
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10 | WHEREAS, As of 2017, Hillcrest High School has a student | ||||||
11 | enrollment of 1,192 and 140 teachers and support
staff; the | ||||||
12 | Class of 2017 will have approximately 250 graduating students; | ||||||
13 | and
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14 | WHEREAS, Hillcrest High School has hosted visits by | ||||||
15 | President Bill Clinton, and then-Senator Barack Obama; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Notable Hillcrest High School students include | ||||||
17 | NFL players, Danny Clark and Marquice Cole; former President of | ||||||
18 | the World Bank, Brady Dougan; Fox 32 anchor, Cory McPherrin; | ||||||
19 | Hollywood stunt man, Leonard Richard; New York Yankees draftee, | ||||||
20 | Jason Robertson; Women's Professional Beach Volleyball player, | ||||||
21 | Dennie Shupryt-Knoop; and attorney, Baku Talbert; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Many Hillcrest High School students have returned | ||||||
2 | to work for Bremen District 228 schools, including Jamilah | ||||||
3 | Adebesen Mason (2003), Kimiko Chambers Broome (1993), Deshawn | ||||||
4 | Dockery (2008), Justin Edgecombe (1993), Cynthia Goodwin | ||||||
5 | (2004), Tamara Hill Pryer (1992), Stacy Lavin Faulkner (1986), | ||||||
6 | Nikita Odom (2004), Herb Offord (2010),
Camille Scott-Offord | ||||||
7 | (2010), Janet Stachyra McGrath (1975),
Melinda Taylor (2003), | ||||||
8 | Morgan Weaver (2010), Lisa Wunar (1985), and Michael Young | ||||||
9 | (2010); and
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10 | WHEREAS, Current Principal Dr. Renee Simms and the rest of | ||||||
11 | the Hillcrest High School community will celebrate the school's | ||||||
12 | anniversary on February 25, 2017 at a 50th anniversary gala at | ||||||
13 | the school; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
15 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
16 | recognize the 50th anniversary of Hillcrest High School, and we | ||||||
17 | wish them many more successful years; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to Principal Renee Simms as an expression of our | ||||||
20 | esteem and respect.
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