Full Text of HR1247 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Abdheja "Abby" Mohansundr on | 4 | | her Bharathanatyam dancing skills and her instruction and | 5 | | promotion of the dance to future generations; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Abby Mohansundr was born on April 10, 1997 in | 7 | | India to Mohansundr Govindarjulu and Jayanthi Mohansundr; she | 8 | | and her family immigrated to the United States in 1999 and | 9 | | eventually all became American citizens; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, As a toddler, Abby Mohansundr could not stop | 11 | | dancing; she started learning Bharathanatyam at the age of 7 | 12 | | when her mother sent her to Bharathanatyam school; she | 13 | | continued learning and mastering her skills, being encouraged | 14 | | by her teachers, friends, and family, and eventually mastered | 15 | | the art; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Abby Mohansundr began to choreograph dances for | 17 | | herself and others at age 13; her intense dedication to her art | 18 | | has motivated her to teach the ancient dance to young kids; she | 19 | | has performed Bharathanatyam for cultural events, religious | 20 | | events, fund raising, charity, 4th of July celebrations, | 21 | | community awareness programs, and for several social and | 22 | | community causes; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, This summer, Abby Mohansundr is going to have her | 2 | | arrangetram (graduation), a solo-debut performance, in a | 3 | | 3-hour concert in front of an audience of artists, patrons, and | 4 | | connoisseurs of the fine arts at the Elgin Performing Arts | 5 | | Center; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Abby Mohansundr wants to start a Bharathanatyam | 7 | | dance school and a dance academy internationally renowned for | 8 | | integrity to tradition and for choreographic innovation; the | 9 | | dance school will guide hundreds of students through intensive | 10 | | training and cultural immersive experiences; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Abby Mohansundr is President of the Health Club at | 12 | | Hoffman Estates High School and the director of S.A.D.D. | 13 | | (Students against Drunk Driving); she actively contributes in | 14 | | Theater Guides, the Junior Class Club, the Multicultural Club, | 15 | | the PALS club, and is a proud member of National Honors | 16 | | Society; she is also member of The National Student Leadership | 17 | | Conference, a volunteer at St. Alexius Medical Center and | 18 | | Hospital, and a summer intern at the Department of Flow | 19 | | Cytometery and Immunology at the University of Illinois in | 20 | | Chicago; her art work has been selected as one of the best | 21 | | among the students of Hoffman Estates High School in 2013 and | 22 | | has been displayed at the Schaumburg Public Library; therefore, | 23 | | be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we recognize Abdheja "Abby" Mohansundr on her Bharathanatyam | 4 | | dancing skills and her instruction and promotion of the dance | 5 | | to future generations; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Abby Mohansundr as an expression of our esteem and | 8 | | respect.
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