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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Steve Hill on the
4occasion of his retirement from the Grant Community High
5School District #124 Board of Education (GCHS BOE); and
 
6    WHEREAS, Steve Hill graduated from GCHS in 1972, where he
7played football, earning All-County Honors, and baseball; he
8was also a member of the band, the Chess Club, G Club, and the
9Bark newspaper staff, and he participated in homecoming, prom
10planning, and Student Government Day; his family includes
11three generations of GCHS graduates; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Professionally, Steve Hill worked as a plumber
13for 48 years, and he was also employed by the Chicago Bears
14football organization; additionally, he has served in a
15variety of volunteer roles in the local community; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Steve Hill joined the GCHS BOE in November 1989,
17where he has held the position of president since May 2007;
18during his tenure, he has served as a member of the Site and
19Facility Committee, passed numerous curricula, policy, and
20employment decisions, and been instrumental in a number of
21additions and improvements made to the school, including an
22auditorium, a library, an art wing, a science wing, a field

 

 

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1house, and the Bulldog Athletic Complex; he has also played a
2crucial role in passing two successful education fund and
3building fund referendums, occurring in 2003 and 2008; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Steve Hill has served as the GCHS BOE's alternate
5member on the Illinois Association of School Board (IASB) and
6the Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL); and
 
7    WHEREAS, Steve Hill has been recognized for his service to
8GCHS, being previously inducted into the GCHS Hall of Fame in
92020; he has also been cited for his work on the Site and
10Facility Committee and his involvement with IASB and SEDOL;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, Steve Hill has always striven to serve in the
13best interest of GCHS students while maintaining a calm and
14steady demeanor, offering keen insights that have helped
15develop good relations with the staff and productive, mutually
16agreeable bargaining of union contracts; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Steve Hill, the longest-serving member of the
18GCHS BOE, will step down at the board's meeting on June 20,
192024; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
21HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1we congratulate Steve Hill on his retirement from the Grant
2Community High School District #124 Board of Education (GCHS
3BOE), and we commend him for his dedication and service to the
4students, staff, and community of GCHS for more than three
5decades; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Steve Hill as an expression of our esteem and
8respect.