Bill Text: IL HR0486 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Mary Pat Palumbo on 47 years of service as a teacher at Bridgeport Catholic Academy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-21 - Resolution Adopted [HR0486 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0486-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Mary Pat Palumbo on 47
years of service as a teacher at Bridgeport Catholic Academy in
Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Mary Palumbo began teaching in 1970; in 1985, she
educated the intermediate grades and junior high school; and
WHEREAS, Mary Palumbo has played many roles, including
serving as assistant principal, junior high coordinator,
eucharistic minister, and on the curriculum evaluation team;
she prepared students for the sacrament of Confirmation, the
8th grade U.S. Constitution Test, and coordinated graduation
ceremony and activities; she has served as the moderator of the
National Current Events Team, co-directs the Literacy
Magazine, and serves as the social studies coordinator; she
organized and coached a student team for their participation in
the television program "Know Your Heritage"; she also served as
a mission coordinator and CCD instructor; and
WHEREAS, Mary Palumbo's many awards and tributes speak
volumes about her esteemed status among her colleagues and
students; she composed a portion of the paper, "The Building of
Chicago - Choices and Changes", which was published in the

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Chicago Tribune Education Services; she also participated in
the National Endowment for the Humanities sponsored project,
"Personal Profiles of Chicago's Economic History"; and
WHEREAS, Mary Palumbo holds a Bachelor of Arts in History
with a minor in Sociology from the University of St. Francis;
she holds a certificate for secondary education and has worked
towards her master's degree from DePaul University; she also
has credit hours in developmental education and
neurodevelopmental learning; and
WHEREAS, Mary Palumbo's energy, creativity, and passion
for teaching has been an inspiration to her many, many
students; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Mary Pat Palumbo on 47 years of service as a
teacher at Bridgeport Catholic Academy, and we wish her the
best in all her future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Mary Palumbo as an expression of our esteem and
respect.