Full Text of HR0228 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Elgin High School is one of the oldest high | 3 | | schools in the State of Illinois and is a beloved educational | 4 | | institution that has continually aspired to be a place of | 5 | | "Education for All"; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 1969, the school's founder, Charles F. | 7 | | Kimball, insisted that "no other public interest, whether it be | 8 | | the paving of streets, the building of a bridge, the laying of | 9 | | a system of sewerage...is of so great importance to this | 10 | | community as the schools of the city"; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, There were 12 students enrolled in the first | 12 | | class; the present freshman class has 817 students, and the | 13 | | course of study has adapted to fit the changing times, from | 14 | | classical to commercial, comprehensive/college preparatory, | 15 | | and career path; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Elgin High School has occupied four locations, and | 17 | | the school has resided on Maroon drive since 1972; in the | 18 | | 1960s, a movement to change the school's name was met with firm | 19 | | resolve on the part of the community to remain the Elgin High | 20 | | School Maroons; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, More than 43,000 graduates have made |
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| 1 | | contributions as good neighbors, citizens, scientists, | 2 | | artists, physicians, musicians, athletes, factory workers, | 3 | | entrepreneurs, lawyers, engineers, activists, soldiers, | 4 | | leaders, clerks, inventors, writers, laborers, first | 5 | | responders, philanthropists, builders, and teachers to Elgin | 6 | | and beyond; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 8 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we congratulate Elgin High School on the occasion of its 150th | 10 | | anniversary and wish them many more successful years; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Elgin High School as a symbol of our esteem and | 14 | | respect.
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