Full Text of HR1210 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize the significant
| 4 | | milestones of educational institutions in this State; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Fenwick High School was started by the Dominican | 6 | | Friars of the Province of St.
Joseph and named after Edward | 7 | | Dominic Fenwick, O.P., the first Bishop of Cincinnati; it
| 8 | | opened its doors to 200 students on September 9, 1929; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Since its opening, Fenwick High School has | 10 | | embraced a tradition of
excellence in academics, as evidenced | 11 | | by the number of National Merit Scholars and Illinois
State | 12 | | Scholars, high SAT and ACT scores, and large numbers of | 13 | | students matriculating to top
universities throughout the | 14 | | country; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Since its founding, Fenwick High School has | 16 | | maintained a 100% college
matriculation rate, and its graduates | 17 | | have been awarded millions of dollars in scholarships to
| 18 | | universities throughout the country; it has been selected as | 19 | | one of the top 60 private schools in the
nation by the | 20 | | Department of Education and was rated an "Outstanding American | 21 | | High School"
by U.S. News & World Report; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Fenwick High School's devotion to excellence also | 2 | | extends to athletics; it has won numerous conference and state | 3 | | championships throughout its history; in 2007,
Sports | 4 | | Illustrated rated Fenwick High School as one of the 50 Best | 5 | | High School Athletic
Programs in the Country, and countless | 6 | | alumni have gone on to play for college and professional
sports | 7 | | teams; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, As Fenwick High School celebrates the start of its | 9 | | 90th year of academic, spiritual,
and athletic excellence, that | 10 | | devotion to excellence can be seen throughout the State of | 11 | | Illinois
and the country in the many talented alumni, including | 12 | | elected officials, an Olympic Gold
Medalist, Rhodes Scholars, | 13 | | Pulitzer Prize winners, an astronaut, a Heisman Trophy winner,
| 14 | | professional athletes, as well as CEOs of many national and | 15 | | international corporations; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | declare September 9, 2018 as Fenwick High School Day throughout | 19 | | the State of Illinois as a celebration of the start of the | 20 | | school's 90th school year; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That we congratulate Fenwick High School, its
| 22 | | administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni, on 90 | 23 | | years of academic, athletic, and spiritual
excellence; and be |
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| 1 | | it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That we wish the entire Fenwick Family many more | 3 | | years
of great success in educating the high school students of | 4 | | Illinois; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Fenwick High School's
President, Fr. Richard | 7 | | Peddicord, O.P., and Principal, Peter Groom, as a sign of our
| 8 | | congratulations and well wishes.
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