Full Text of HR0386 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the members of the | 3 | | Illinois House of Representatives that Pennoyer School in | 4 | | Norridge is celebrating the 175th anniversary of its founding; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Built in the winter of 1839, Pennoyer School's | 7 | | first schoolhouse was a one-room building with a wood-burning | 8 | | stove; the school has since grown into a complex educational | 9 | | facility serving over 400 students; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, It was agreed that every adult in the area would | 11 | | contribute $5 for materials and would pitch in to help build | 12 | | the school on land donated by John Pennoyer, whom the school is | 13 | | named after; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In 1893, the second and larger one-room school was | 15 | | built on the same site; a third school was built in the same | 16 | | location in 1920; in 1941, 2 new rooms were added to the | 17 | | building; in 1950, an additional 4 rooms and an all-purpose | 18 | | room were added; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In 1955, construction started on the school at the | 20 | | present Cumberland address; upon completion, the school | 21 | | building had 8 classrooms; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 1991, renovations of the existing school | 2 | | building took place; the school continues to offer preschool, | 3 | | kindergarten, and elementary programs, as well as Special | 4 | | Education programs; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The school district has earned many awards and | 6 | | accolades throughout the years, including Academic Excellence | 7 | | Awards from the Illinois State Board of Education in 2009, | 8 | | 2010, 2011, and 2012; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | congratulate Pennoyer School as it celebrates the 175th | 12 | | anniversary of its founding and extend our best wishes to the | 13 | | administration, staff, and students for continued success in | 14 | | the future; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Brad Voehringer, superintendent of Pennoyer | 17 | | School District 78.
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