Full Text of HR0323 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Principal Karen Calloway | 4 | | of Kenwood Academy on the occasion of her receiving the | 5 | | prestigious Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Golden Apple Awards, sponsored by the Golden | 8 | | Apple Foundation, honor excellence in teaching and school | 9 | | leadership; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Karen Calloway was one of two school principals | 11 | | selected to receive The Golden Apple Award for Excellence in | 12 | | Leadership in the State of Illinois out of 130 nominations; | 13 | | her award includes a $5,000 award for her use and an additional | 14 | | $5,000 for a project of her choosing to benefit Kenwood | 15 | | Academy; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Karen Calloway, a lifelong resident of Chicago's | 17 | | south side, graduated from Lindblom Technical High School; she | 18 | | earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Lewis | 19 | | University; she continued her studies at Lewis University and | 20 | | now holds master's degrees in both psychology and education | 21 | | administration; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Karen Calloway has worked at Kenwood Academy for | 2 | | more than two decades, beginning as a guidance counselor in | 3 | | 2001; she held several other positions at the school, | 4 | | including assistant principal, before accepting the position | 5 | | of principal in July 2018; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, During her tenure at Kenwood Academy, Karen | 7 | | Calloway has led her team in building systems and processes to | 8 | | have a nurturing and encouraging student culture; she has also | 9 | | been responsible for building and expanding the Kenwood | 10 | | Academy National College Tour Calendar, exposing students to | 11 | | college and universities throughout the country; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Karen Calloway has been nominated and received | 13 | | several awards for her work in education, including being | 14 | | named a Drive Award finalist, a 2005 Suave Award finalist, a | 15 | | 2006 Suave Award winner, the 2011 Alpha Kappa Alpha Educator | 16 | | of the Year, and the 2012 Distinguished Educator by Lewis | 17 | | University; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Karen Calloway possesses an innate and genuine | 19 | | desire to nurture, encourage, and build student leaders; she | 20 | | is extremely passionate about developing students, motivating | 21 | | them both to discover their value and to claim their place as | 22 | | college-bound scholars; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Karen Calloway has stated her intent to continue | 2 | | working at Kenwood Academy; 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 congratulate Principal Karen Calloway on receiving the | 6 | | Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership, and we | 7 | | commend her for her dedication to the students, community, and | 8 | | staff; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Karen Calloway as an expression of our esteem and | 11 | | respect.
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