Full Text of HR1283 96th General Assembly
HR1283 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the students, | 4 |
| staff, faculty, administration, and alumni of Old Orchard | 5 |
| Junior High School in Skokie as they celebrate the 50th | 6 |
| anniversary of the school; and
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| WHEREAS, Old Orchard Junior High was constructed in 1959 | 8 |
| and 1960 after Sharp Corner School became too small for the | 9 |
| growing district population; in the fall of 1960 the school | 10 |
| opened and 6th graders attended the junior high for the first | 11 |
| time; at its peak, there were 1,400 students in the building; | 12 |
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| WHEREAS, Today the student population is between 600 to 700 | 14 |
| students, and part of the school has been turned over to the | 15 |
| Early Childhood Center; major renovation has taken place to | 16 |
| bring the school up to modern standards in the last few years; | 17 |
| however, the majority of the structure has held up well thanks | 18 |
| to the outstanding planning of long time Buildings and Grounds | 19 |
| Superintendent, Charlie Kalmes; and
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| WHEREAS, Old Orchard uses a teaming structure, and was one | 21 |
| of the first schools in the nation to adopt the concept back in | 22 |
| the late 1960s; and
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| WHEREAS, Students at Old Orchard are assigned to one of two | 2 |
| teams at each grade level; the two current teams are the | 3 |
| Olympians and Oracles; the teachers on these teams meet on a | 4 |
| regular basis to plan and discuss student progress; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Teachers in each subject meet across the team to | 6 |
| insure a coordinated and similar learning experience; each team | 7 |
| has a subject area specialist and a special education teacher; | 8 |
| a team leader organizes the team and meets with other team | 9 |
| leaders and the administration on a regular basis; and
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| WHEREAS, The current leadership for the school is Dr. | 11 |
| Frances McTague, Superintendent, Skokie School District 68, | 12 |
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Mr. Luis Illa, Principal, Old Orchard Junior High School; | 13 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| congratulate everyone involved in the 50th anniversary of Old | 17 |
| Orchard Junior High School and wish them continued success in | 18 |
| the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to Principal Luis Illa as a symbol of our respect and | 21 |
| esteem.
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