Full Text of HR0160 95th General Assembly
HR0160 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Students of Harry D. Jacobs High School in | 3 |
| Algonquin were inspired to participate in the 2006-2007 Project | 4 |
| Ignition program; and
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| WHEREAS, Project Ignition, sponsored by State Farm and | 6 |
| coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council, gives | 7 |
| high school students and their teachers a unique opportunity to | 8 |
| work together in addressing the critical issues of teen driver | 9 |
| safety and how it affects them, their community, and the world | 10 |
| around them; and
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| WHEREAS, The Jacobs High School team, including 12 students | 12 |
| and 4 teachers designed the "In the Blink of an Eye - Think | 13 |
| Before You Drive" public service campaign to increase safe | 14 |
| driving among teenagers, reduce the number of teen-related | 15 |
| crashes, and create community awareness for various | 16 |
| transportation concerns; and
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| WHEREAS, The team's teen-to-teen campaign incorporates | 18 |
| numerous projects and school-wide and community-wide | 19 |
| initiatives targeting all forms of dangerous driving; and
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| WHEREAS, The Jacobs High School Project Ignition team has | 21 |
| been selected as one of ten finalists from across the country, |
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| winning a $5,000 stipend from State Farm to travel to the | 2 |
| National Youth Leadership Council's 18th Annual National | 3 |
| Service-Learning Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico in | 4 |
| March 2007, to present their "In the Blink of an Eye - Think | 5 |
| Before You Drive" program before an international audience and | 6 |
| a renowned panel of judges; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, The Jacobs High School team will compete for the | 8 |
| national "Best of the Best" award and a grant of $10,000 to be | 9 |
| used to continue the project; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois proudly recognizes the | 11 |
| dedication and hard work by this outstanding team, and commends | 12 |
| all those involved in making this project a success and in | 13 |
| making a positive difference in our communities and across the | 14 |
| State; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| congratulate the students and faculty of Harry D. Jacobs High | 18 |
| School for their award-winning Project Ignition campaign, "In | 19 |
| the Blink of an Eye - Think Before You Drive," promoting teen | 20 |
| driving safety; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to the teachers and students of the Project Ignition |
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| program at Harry D. Jacobs High School in Algonquin as a symbol | 2 |
| of our esteem.
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