Bill Text: IL HR0636 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the administration, faculty, and students of Hales Franciscan High School and their community of supporters for the commencement of the school's ambitious capital improvement campaign and designates the weekend of October 8-11, 2009, as Hales Franciscan High School Rededication Weekend in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0636 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0636-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Hales Franciscan is the only historically | ||||||
3 | African-American, all-male, Catholic college preparatory high | ||||||
4 | school in the State of Illinois; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Hales Franciscan was founded in 1962 with the sole | ||||||
6 | purpose of ensuring that African-Americans had access to a | ||||||
7 | college preparatory education in the Catholic and Franciscan | ||||||
8 | traditions; and
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9 | WHEREAS, For the past 50 years, Hales Franciscan has | ||||||
10 | produced African-American male leaders who have embraced | ||||||
11 | academic excellence, athletic tradition, community | ||||||
12 | involvement, and leadership by example; and
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13 | WHEREAS, In 2005, Hales Franciscan embarked on the largest | ||||||
14 | capital improvement campaign in the school's history, which | ||||||
15 | includes the renovation of all classrooms, the installation of | ||||||
16 | new energy-efficient windows and lighting, and the | ||||||
17 | construction of new science and math labs; and
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18 | WHEREAS, In addition to creating a better academic | ||||||
19 | environment, the school also plans to create a new home for the | ||||||
20 | football, track, soccer, and lacrosse programs with the | ||||||
21 | installation of an 8-lane track and stadium; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Hales Franciscan is grateful to the many | ||||||
2 | individuals and businesses that have supported the renovation | ||||||
3 | campaign, including the Polk Brothers Foundation, Basketball | ||||||
4 | Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, and several members of the | ||||||
5 | community; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
8 | congratulate the administration, faculty, and students of | ||||||
9 | Hales Franciscan High School and their community of supporters | ||||||
10 | for the commencement of the school's ambitious capital | ||||||
11 | improvement campaign; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That we designate the weekend of October 8-11, | ||||||
13 | 2009, as "Hales Franciscan High School Rededication Weekend" in | ||||||
14 | the State of Illinois in honor of this momentous occasion; and | ||||||
15 | be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the principal of Hales Franciscan High School as a | ||||||
18 | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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