Full Text of HR0053 94th General Assembly
HR0053 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Pat Indovina, a long-time Glenview resident and | 3 |
| 22-year Grove School veteran, received the 2004 Elementary Art | 4 |
| Educator of the Year award from the Illinois Art Education | 5 |
| Association; and
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| WHEREAS, She discovered her passion for art when her | 7 |
| parents signed her up for after-school art classes as a | 8 |
| youngster; the Michigan native continued with art classes | 9 |
| through high school, and later focused on print-making and | 10 |
| watercolors in the School of Architecture and Design at the | 11 |
| University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; before coming to Grove | 12 |
| School, she taught art for 10 years at Northbrook's Indian | 13 |
| Ridge School; and
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| WHEREAS, During three decades as a teacher, Pat has | 15 |
| welcomed into her art room exciting new materials, but her | 16 |
| fundamental teaching strategies have not changed, it has always | 17 |
| been her goal to help students realize their creative | 18 |
| abilities; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the years, she has learned how to incorporate | 20 |
| computer technology into her classes, while preserving the | 21 |
| "hands-on" nature of the lessons, as well as teaching | 22 |
| traditional photography; a student digital photo project of | 23 |
| fall foliage earned Pat and a colleague recognition from the | 24 |
| State of Illinois Technology "Tech 2004" Conference; she has | 25 |
| also worked with her colleagues to craft lessons that link art | 26 |
| with other subjects; and
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| WHEREAS, Kathryn Hillyer, President of the Illinois Art | 28 |
| Education Association, said she was impressed by how Pat has | 29 |
| embraced technology in her curriculum and "the work she does to | 30 |
| make sure all children are included, regardless of their | 31 |
| abilities; she sparks the kids' interest; she gets the kids to |
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| do things, it is the children's work, but she inspires them"; | 2 |
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| WHEREAS, Outside of the classroom, Pat is president of the | 4 |
| District 27 Faculty Association and has served on her | 5 |
| district's professional development and insurance committees; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, Pat has been married to Tony Indovina for 32 | 8 |
| years, and they are the proud parents of three daughters, | 9 |
| Lauren, Sarah, and Elizabeth; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 |
| we congratulate Pat Indovina on her receipt of the 2004 | 13 |
| Elementary Art Educator of the Year award from the Illinois Art | 14 |
| Education Association; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Pat Indovina as an expression of our respect and | 17 |
| esteem and our thanks for her continuing innovative, | 18 |
| inspirational, and interdisciplinary teaching of art to her | 19 |
| students.
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