Bill Text: IL HR0415 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the staff, students, and faculty of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy on being named the top school in the nation for science education in a program sponsored by the Intel Foundation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-05-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR0415 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0415-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the staff, | ||||||
| 4 | students, and faculty of the Illinois Mathematics and Science | ||||||
| 5 | Academy on being named the top school in the nation for science | ||||||
| 6 | education in a program sponsored by the Intel Foundation; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Each year, only one high school across the country | ||||||
| 8 | is selected for the Intel Schools of Distinction honor; the | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy is a State-supported | ||||||
| 10 | boarding school for top high school students in math and | ||||||
| 11 | science across Illinois; about 650 students attend the school | ||||||
| 12 | at Sullivan and Randall roads on Aurora's West Side; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The annual awards recognize U.S. schools that | ||||||
| 14 | implement innovative math and science programs and serve as | ||||||
| 15 | role models for other schools; the Intel Foundation and | ||||||
| 16 | sponsoring companies distribute $1 million in grants and awards | ||||||
| 17 | to winning schools; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy will | ||||||
| 19 | receive a $10,000 cash grant from the Intel Foundation and an | ||||||
| 20 | award package including curriculum materials, professional | ||||||
| 21 | development resources, and hardware and software valued at more | ||||||
| 22 | than $100,000; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Each school goes through a process to apply for | ||||||
| 2 | the award, including a written application and meetings with | ||||||
| 3 | its staff, board members, and students in a non-scripted | ||||||
| 4 | setting; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 6 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 7 | congratulate the staff, students, and faculty at the Illinois | ||||||
| 8 | Mathematics and Science Academy on this award and wish them | ||||||
| 9 | well in all their future endeavors; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to Max McGee, president of the Illinois Mathematics | ||||||
| 12 | and Science Academy, as a symbol of our respect.
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