Full Text of HR1253 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the staff, | 4 | | administration, and students of W.S. Beaupre Elementary School | 5 | | in Aurora on the occasion of the school's 100th anniversary in | 6 | | 2016; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The oldest public school district in Illinois, | 8 | | East Aurora School District 131, was first recognized by the | 9 | | State in 1851, though teachers had been giving classes at | 10 | | subscription-based and charter schoolhouses in the area since | 11 | | 1834; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Wealthy banker and influential community member, | 13 | | W.S. Beaupre, served on the East Aurora School District Board | 14 | | from 1882 to 1927; his daughter was a school teacher who, in | 15 | | light of the lack of appropriate books, wrote original short | 16 | | stories for young children; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1915, W.S. Beaupre Elementary School was built | 18 | | in Aurora; the school was opened for its inaugural year in | 19 | | 1916; in the mid-1990s, the school was recognized for being a | 20 | | State leader in literacy scores; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, W.S. Beaupre Elementary School is currently under |
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| 1 | | the leadership of Principal Caridad Garcia, who has served in | 2 | | that capacity since 2013; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The staff, administration, and students of W.S. | 4 | | Beaupre Elementary School serve as models of hard work, | 5 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 6 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 | | congratulate the staff, administration, and students of W.S. | 10 | | Beaupre Elementary School in Aurora on the occasion of the | 11 | | school's 100th anniversary and wish them continued success and | 12 | | happiness in the future; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to W.S. Beaupre Elementary School as a symbol of our | 15 | | esteem and respect.
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