Full Text of HR0109 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Museum shines a spotlight on | 3 | | Generation X with the opening of its new exhibition, Growing | 4 | | Up X; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The exhibition explores the toys, technologies, | 6 | | and cultural touchstones surrounding Gen Xers in their | 7 | | childhood; museum visitors will see items familiar to anyone | 8 | | who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, such as telephones with | 9 | | cords, record and cassette players, Apple IIe computers, Teddy | 10 | | Ruxpin, and parachute pants; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, A feature of the exhibition is a section called | 12 | | "A Generation of eXcellence", which looks at the Gen X high | 13 | | school experience through the lens of Chicago's Robert | 14 | | Lindblom Technical High School (Robert Lindblom Math and | 15 | | Science Academy); and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Photos, memorabilia, and recollections from | 17 | | Lindblom alumni shed light on what it was like to attend a | 18 | | selective-enrollment high school for the first generation born | 19 | | after the civil rights movement; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, "Lindblom Day" is March 10, 2023 in Springfield, | 21 | | where the exhibition will be honored through ceremonies, |
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| 1 | | activities, and celebrations with Lindblom students and alumni | 2 | | participating in the events of the day; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | we declare March 10, 2023 as "Lindblom High School Day" in the | 6 | | State of Illinois; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the principal of Robert Lindblom Math and Science | 9 | | Academy as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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