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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to recognize notable achievements of
4 citizens from the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Shannon Marie
6 Willis was the recent recipient of the Jefferson County
7 Chamber of Commerce Student of the Year Award; and
8 WHEREAS, Shannon Marie Willis, the daughter of Stephen
9 and Kathleen Willis, has taken an active role to make a
10 difference in more than just her community; in her effort to
11 make a difference, she began participating in church mission
12 trips before her freshman year in high school; she has
13 participated in mission trips to New York, Maine, Montana,
14 Connecticut, and Arizona; during the trips she has helped
15 members of the communities she was working in by raking
16 leaves, painting, and doing other odd jobs; and
17 WHEREAS, A student at Woodlawn High School, Shannon Marie
18 Willis has been a member of the Learning Olympiad and
19 Curriculum Council all four years, and has also been a member
20 of the Spanish Club, the Beta Club, prom committee, and the
21 yearbook committee; in addition, she is a member of Central
22 Christian Church; and
23 WHEREAS, Shannon Marie Willis is also very proud to be a
24 member of Woodlawn High School's WYSE academic team; during
25 her sophomore year she won first-place honors in chemistry at
26 regionals and had a fifth-place finish in the sectionals; and
27 WHEREAS, After graduating in June 2002, Shannon Marie
28 Willis plans on attending Southeast Missouri State University
29 and will major in pre-veterinary medicine with an emphasis in
30 chemistry; in the future, she hopes to find a career she both
31 enjoys and that will help the people in her community;
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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 Shannon Marie Willis on receiving the
5 Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Student of the Year
6 Award; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Shannon Marie Willis as an expression of our
9 esteem.