Full Text of HR0836 93rd General Assembly
HR0836 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to recognize Elgin High School Teacher, | 4 |
| Deborah Perryman, on receiving the Illinois Teacher of the Year | 5 |
| award on April 17, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Perryman is a biology and environmental | 7 |
| science teacher from Elgin High School, where she has taught | 8 |
| since 1994; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Perryman received a bachelor's degree from | 10 |
| Western Michigan University and a master's degree from Aurora | 11 |
| University; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Perryman's School District, U-46, is the | 13 |
| second largest district in Illinois, serving over 39,000 | 14 |
| students in all grade levels from 11 communities in Chicago's | 15 |
| northwest suburbs; because of their size, the district offers | 16 |
| the most comprehensive K-12 educational opportunities | 17 |
| available in the Fox Valley area; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, After learning that storm-water isn't treated | 19 |
| before entering creeks, rivers, and lakes, Ms. Perryman's | 20 |
| students initiated a class project that marked 3,800 storm | 21 |
| drains in the Polar Creek watershed with warning signs against | 22 |
| dumping waste in the drains; the initiative was copied and | 23 |
| continued by the Conservation Foundation; in addition, Ms. | 24 |
| Perryman and her students transformed 35 acres of vacant high | 25 |
| school property into the Elgin High School Nature Trail; and | 26 |
| WHEREAS, She was chosen from a pool of 300 nominees and 12 | 27 |
| finalists; as part of the award, she will spend the 2004 fall | 28 |
| semester speaking at workshops, an educational conference, and | 29 |
| community meetings; in addition, she will represent Illinois at | 30 |
| the NASA Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, and in the National |
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| Teacher of the Year program; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 |
| congratulate Deborah Perryman on receiving the Illinois | 5 |
| Teacher of the Year Award and wish her the best for the future; | 6 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to Deborah Perryman as an expression of our respect | 9 |
| and esteem.
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