Full Text of HR0656 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Adlai E. Stevenson High | 4 | | School in Lincolnshire on being designated a 2019 National Blue | 5 | | Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program | 7 | | recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high | 8 | | schools where students perform at very high levels or where | 9 | | significant improvements are being made in student academic | 10 | | achievement; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Adlai E. Stevenson High School previously | 12 | | received this honor in 1986, 1990, 1997, and 2001 and is now | 13 | | one of only six schools in the country and the only school in | 14 | | Illinois to earn this distinction five times; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Adlai E. Stevenson High School has thrived under | 16 | | the leadership of Superintendent Eric Twadell, Principal Troy | 17 | | Gobble, and District 125 School Board Members Heena Agrawal, | 18 | | Steve Frost, Gary Gorson, Sunit Jain, Terry Moons, Amy Neault, | 19 | | and David Weisberg; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Adlai E. Stevenson High School is recognized with | 21 | | this distinct honor because of its deep focus on social and |
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| 1 | | emotional learning in students, a shift away from traditional | 2 | | grading practices toward a standards-based system, and an | 3 | | expansion of academic support services for students struggling | 4 | | in their courses; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program also | 6 | | recognized Adlai E. Stevenson High School's success in moving | 7 | | to a later school start time each morning, providing more | 8 | | fitness choices to students in physical education courses, and | 9 | | overhauling food and drink offerings in school cafeterias to | 10 | | reduce added sugars and simple carbohydrates; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we congratulate Adlai E. Stevenson High School on being | 14 | | designated a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School, and we wish the | 15 | | faculty, staff, and administration many more years of success | 16 | | and service to the children and families of the community; and | 17 | | be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Adlai E. Stevenson High School as an expression of | 20 | | our esteem and respect.
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