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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Thornridge High School in Dolton won Illinois High
3 School Association (IHSA) state titles this year for two drama
4 productions; and
 
5     WHEREAS, "King Hedley II" won the IHSA State Drama title in
6 March; this is the second year in a row that Thornridge won the
7 title; and
 
8     WHEREAS, "King Hedley II" was directed by Bill Kirksey and
9 Yvonne Nesbitt; the technical director was Chris Mallek; the
10 cast included Donna Carroll, Nakeisha Johnson, Christopher
11 Littleton, James Miller, Dion Rice, and Anthony Richardson;
12 members of the technical crew included Adebunmi Adeboje, Darrow
13 Alexander, Candice Blanks, Brittany Bowman, Dwayne Branson,
14 Kearia Campbell, Jameca Cole, Katherine Cooper, Siara Cooper,
15 Thomas Cooper, Tanesha Danridge, LaQuita Densley, DeAndre
16 Emery, Jenea Eskridge, Nishaat Farooqui, Laura Galindo, Corei
17 Gordon, Bethany Harris, Samuel Harris, Darren Hudson, Robert
18 Jefferson, Sheena Lewis, Tiffany McCoy, April McEwen, Willis
19 Overstreet, Jesus Poppel, Erica Prince, Gavin Sanders, Jordyn
20 Sandoval, Ryan Seaton, Kimberly Shine, Camille Smith, Jonathan
21 Thornton, Leeval Williams, and Dana Williamson; and
 
22     WHEREAS, "The Last Flower" won the IHSA State
23 Performance-in-the-Round title in February at the State speech
24 tournament; this is the second time in four years that
25 Thornridge won the title in this event; and
 
26     WHEREAS, "The Last Flower" was directed by Bill Kirksey and
27 Leigh Hoekstra; the cast included Christina Harper, Anthony
28 Richard (narrators), Eddie Salgado, Nakeisha Johnson, Cynthia
29 Johnson, Dwayne Branson, Siara Cooper, Dontae Williams, Sheena
30 Lewis, TyKeith Williams, Robert Jefferson, Nishaat Farooqui
31 (ensemble), Ryan Gordon, and Richard Sparks (musicians); and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The students and staff are extremely proud of
2 Thornridge's Fine Arts Programs; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we congratulate the members of Thornridge High School's Fine
6 Arts Program on winning two IHSA state titles for its drama
7 productions and wish them continued success in the future; and
8 be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Thornridge High School as an expression of our
11 admiration.