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HR0666 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Antioch Community
4High School on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its
5founding; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Antioch Community High School is located in
7Community High School District 117, which was established in
81915 with plans immediately made for the creation of the high
9school; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Antioch Township Community High School, as it was
11known then, was dedicated on March 24, 1916 and 6 students
12graduated in the initial class in June; high school classes
13were previously offered at the Antioch Grade School, and high
14school diplomas were awarded as far back as 1898; and
 
15    WHEREAS, In order to accommodate the growing enrollment,
16additions to the school to increase capacity were made in 1927,
171953, 1962, and 1972; continued growth necessitated the
18demolition of the 1915 and 1927 structures; 2 new additions, a
19north wing extension with art, science, and applied technology
20areas, and an administrative office and media center complex
21opened in 1999; by 2004, more than 2,200 students were
22attending Antioch Community High School; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we congratulate Antioch Community High School on its 100th
4anniversary and wish them many more years of success; and be it
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Antioch Community High School as an expression of
8our esteem and respect.