Full Text of HR0531 94th General Assembly
HR0531 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Abhi Gulati is one of 20 students named to the | 3 |
| 2005 All-USA High School Academic First Team, USA TODAY's | 4 |
| recognition program for outstanding high school students; each | 5 |
| receives a trophy and a $2,500 cash award; and
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| WHEREAS, The 20 students were selected from more than 1,600 | 7 |
| nominees nationwide as representatives of all outstanding | 8 |
| students; judges considered academics, leadership, and most | 9 |
| importantly, how students have extended their intellectual | 10 |
| abilities beyond the classroom; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Gulati was born in 1986 in Chennai, India, to | 12 |
| Rakesh and Radha Gulati; his family moved to the United States | 13 |
| the following year, and he spent most of his childhood in | 14 |
| Bloomington; he attended University High School in Normal his | 15 |
| freshman year, and then decided to apply to the Illinois | 16 |
| Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) in Aurora for the | 17 |
| opportunities it would give him to pursue his interests in math | 18 |
| and science; and
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| WHEREAS, At IMSA, he has been involved in Student Council, | 20 |
| head of the Council's Academic Committee, and a member of | 21 |
| varsity teams for soccer, tennis, and cross-country; through | 22 |
| IMSA's mentorship program, he worked with University of Chicago | 23 |
| professor Laszlo Babai on a research project in pure math; next | 24 |
| year he will attend the California Institute of Technology and | 25 |
| major in math; and
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| WHEREAS, His awards and achievements include | 27 |
| Siemens-Westinghouse Research Competition Semifinalist, Intel | 28 |
| Science Talent Search Finalist, USA Today All-USA Academic 3rd | 29 |
| Team, three-time Qualifier for USA Math Olympiad, attendee at | 30 |
| Clay Research Academy (run by Clay Math Institute), multiple | 31 |
| first-place finishes at ICTM State Math Contest, and he |
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| received a perfect score of 1600 on SAT; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 |
| we congratulate Abhi Gulati on being named to USA TODAY'S 2005 | 5 |
| All-USA High School Academic First Team; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to Abhi Gulati as an expression of our respect and | 8 |
| admiration and with best wishes for a successful future.
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