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92_HR0420

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives    are   pleased   to   recognize   milestone
 4    achievements in the history of high schools in the  State  of
 5    Illinois; and

 6        WHEREAS,  It has come to our attention that Whitney Young
 7    High School placed first in the Illinois  Academic  Decathlon
 8    held at Malcolm X College last March; and

 9        WHEREAS,  For  the 16th year in a row, Whitney Young High
10    School won the State contest scoring 45,452 points out  of  a
11    possible  60,000  points;  since  1987, the magnet school has
12    placed among the top 10 schools in the country; and

13        WHEREAS, The State finals was a culmination  of  regional
14    contests  that  weeded out hundreds of schools throughout the
15    State; the students  participating  are  a  cross-section  of
16    average  to  honors students hoping to represent the State in
17    the National Decathlon competition in Alaska this June; and

18        WHEREAS, In addition,  Whitney  Young  High  School  also
19    placed third during the United States Academic Decathlon this
20    year  with many outstanding performances by its team members;
21    and

22        WHEREAS, The members of the  Whitney  Young  High  School
23    Decathlon  team  include  Megan  Wachspress, Marianne Tarcor,
24    Olivia Tarcor, John  Henry  Gonzalez,  Cynthia  Wong,  Jeremy
25    Aquila,  Rensise Buenviaje, Scott Meyers, and Ken Morris; the
26    members were coached by Brian Tennison and Susanne  McCannon;
27    and

28        WHEREAS,  The  members  of  the Whitney Young High School
29    Decathlon team have displayed outstanding  sportsmanship  and
30    dedication  not  only  to  their  school,  but  also to their
31    community and to the  citizens  of  the  State  of  Illinois;
 
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 1    therefore, be it

 2        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 3    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 4    we  congratulate  Whitney  Young   High   School   on   their
 5    outstanding  performances  at the Illinois Academic Decathlon
 6    and the United States Academic Decathlon; and be it further

 7        RESOLVED, That suitable  copies  of  this  resolution  be
 8    presented  to Coaches Brian Tennison and Susanne McCannon and
 9    to each member of the Whitney  Young  High  School  Decathlon
10    team as an expression of our esteem.

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