Full Text of HR0505 94th General Assembly
HR0505 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Lincoln Park High School in Chicago has been | 3 |
| recognized for its excellence in academics; Newsweek honored | 4 |
| the school as one of the country's best, ranking it first in | 5 |
| the State and 31st in the country; Lincoln Park High School is | 6 |
| one of only two high schools in Illinois recognized as one the | 7 |
| top 100 schools in the country; and
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| WHEREAS, Lincoln Park High School students, Sophia F. | 9 |
| Darugar and Ian R. Feldman, have been named Merit Scholars and | 10 |
| have been awarded National Merit Scholarships; the Lincoln Park | 11 |
| High School Class of 2005 had eight semifinalists in the | 12 |
| National Merit Scholarship Program; over the past 15 years, the | 13 |
| total of National Merit Semifinalists at Lincoln Park is | 14 |
| greater than the combined total of all other Chicago Public | 15 |
| Schools; and
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| WHEREAS, Lincoln Park High School students complete | 17 |
| Advanced Placement Exams at one of the highest rates in the | 18 |
| country and the School's International Baccalaureate Program | 19 |
| is in the top five percent of programs internationally; and
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| WHEREAS, Lincoln Park High School students participate in | 21 |
| and excel at academic competitions; students have been honored | 22 |
| for their achievements at the Chicago City Science Fair, the | 23 |
| Chicago History Fair, the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in | 24 |
| Math, Science, and Technology and the Chicago City Math League | 25 |
| Championship; and
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| WHEREAS, Lincoln Park High School students demonstrate | 27 |
| both passion and talent for musical endeavors; the Chorus, | 28 |
| Orchestra, Concert Band, and Pep Band are consistently honored | 29 |
| at the city and State level; and
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| WHEREAS, Lincoln Park High School has academic and cultural |
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| exchanges with three sister schools: Christianeum Gymnasium in | 2 |
| Hamburg, Germany, Le Cedre in Casablanca, Morocco, and Louis Le | 3 |
| Grand in Paris, France; and
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| WHEREAS, Lincoln Park High School students excel on the | 5 |
| field; the girls soccer team is the city champion; therefore, | 6 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 |
| we congratulate Lincoln Park High School, Principal Bessie | 10 |
| Karvelas, and the Graduating Class of 2005 for their dedication | 11 |
| to excellence; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to Lincoln Park High School as an expression of our | 14 |
| respect, esteem, and pride.
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