Full Text of HR0443 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Craig Watson on his | 4 | | esteemed career as an educator and on the occasion of his | 5 | | retirement; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from college in 1976, Craig | 7 | | Watson was hired as an 8th-grade language arts teacher in | 8 | | District 308's Oswego Junior High School and as an assistant | 9 | | basketball coach at Oswego High School; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Craig Watson met his wife on his first day of | 11 | | teaching; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Craig Watson taught for several years at Traughber | 13 | | Junior High School as a 6th-grade self-contained classroom | 14 | | teacher; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, While at Traughber, Craig Watson also spent time | 16 | | coaching 7th-grade basketball, track, and intramurals and | 17 | | freshman-level basketball at the high school; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Craig Watson spent 7 years in the private sector | 19 | | while remaining involved in coaching basketball at Princeton | 20 | | and Buda Western High Schools and track at Princeton High |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, After his time in the private sector, Craig Watson | 3 | | returned to Traughber and Oswego High School for one year as a | 4 | | teacher and coach before heading to Minooka High School to | 5 | | teach English and coach basketball, track, and cross country; | 6 | | and | 7 | | WHEREAS, In 1992, Craig Watson returned to Oswego High | 8 | | School, where he remained until his retirement; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, While at Oswego High School, Craig Watson taught | 10 | | English while serving as the assistant varsity boys basketball | 11 | | coach, athletic director, and varsity boys basketball coach; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Craig Watson retired as Oswego High School's | 14 | | assistant principal for operations; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Craig Watson has earned several distinguished | 16 | | accolades, including OHS Male Teacher of the Year, Village of | 17 | | Oswego Outstanding Educator, Those Who Excel Award of Merit | 18 | | from the Illinois State Board of Education, OHS Athletic Hall | 19 | | of Fame inductee, and Illinois Athletic Directors Hall of Fame | 20 | | inductee; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Craig Watson took pride in the fact that, while | 2 | | serving as Athletic Director, 90% of OHS varsity sports teams | 3 | | earned the IHSA's All-Academic Achievement Award and OHS | 4 | | student-athletes earned 5 State trophies, including 2 State | 5 | | championships; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Craig Watson has spent a total of 30 years in | 7 | | education, 25 of them being in District 308; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Craig Watson is recognized by his colleagues for | 9 | | his caring and compassionate style and is a highly respected | 10 | | leader and mentor to both students and staff; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we congratulate Craig Watson on his 30 years as an educator and | 14 | | athletic coach and for his retirement; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Craig Watson as a symbol of our respect and | 17 | | esteem.
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