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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park |
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| celebrated its 50th anniversary on October 10, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Construction of the high school (the first high |
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| school in Consolidated District 230) began in May 1953, and by |
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| September 1954, classes were in session; the school was the |
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| first in the nation named for the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet |
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| and Illinois native; District 230's board chose to name the |
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| school for Sandburg because it wanted to honor a living person |
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| who had made an important contribution to education; and
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| WHEREAS, Carl Sandburg himself attended the building's |
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| formal dedication ceremony on October 10, 1954, speaking to |
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| more than 2,000 people, including 525 students; the ceremony |
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| was to last an hour, with 45 minutes allotted for Sandburg, |
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| however, he entertained the audience for nearly two hours, |
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| singing and playing his guitar; and
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| WHEREAS, Carl Sandburg High School currently serves more |
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| than 3,500 students; it has a staff of 235, 72 percent of which |
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| have a master's degree or beyond; 82 percent of the Class of |
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| 2004 are continuing their formal education by attending more |
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| than 100 post-secondary institutions, and there have been more |
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| than 26,000 graduates; and
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| WHEREAS, Carl Sandburg High School is a recipient of the |
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| National Excellence in Education Award; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Carl Sandburg High School on the occasion of the |
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| celebration of its 50th anniversary and we commend the faculty, |
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| staff, students, and parents on achieving the National |
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| Excellence in Education Award; and be it further
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