Bill Text: IL HR0649 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the 100th Anniversary of Trinity High School.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0649 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0649-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, the members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to recognize Trinity High School on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of the 100th anniversary of its founding; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Trinity High School is a Catholic | ||||||
6 | college-preparatory high school for young women; Trinity has | ||||||
7 | earned an excellent reputation as a premier high school with a | ||||||
8 | strong commitment to educating young women and preparing them | ||||||
9 | for the future: intellectually, spiritually, socially, and | ||||||
10 | morally; for 100 years, Trinity has been a cornerstone of the | ||||||
11 | Oak Park-River Forest community; and
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12 | WHEREAS, In July 1917, five Dominican sisters from | ||||||
13 | Sinsinawa, Wisconsin purchased land on the northwestern edge of | ||||||
14 | River Forest and founded Rosary House, a Catholic high school | ||||||
15 | for girls; recruiting students proved to be difficult, but by | ||||||
16 | the following year, 15 students were enrolled; they were called | ||||||
17 | the Fortunate Fifteen, one for each mystery of the rosary; for | ||||||
18 | the next four years, a grade level was added until Rosary House | ||||||
19 | was a four-year high school; the first class of 28 students | ||||||
20 | graduated in 1922, and that same year, the school was | ||||||
21 | accredited and admitted to the North Central Association of | ||||||
22 | Colleges and High Schools; the school established the first | ||||||
23 | Girl Scout troop in River Forest and continued to add |
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1 | extra-curricular activities, including baseball, croquet, | ||||||
2 | basketball, a drama club, a camera club, an annual yearbook, | ||||||
3 | and an alumnae club; Rosary House continued to grow; the school | ||||||
4 | was moved, and the name was changed to Trinity High School in | ||||||
5 | 1926; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The next several decades brought continued change | ||||||
7 | and success to Trinity, including increased enrollment, the | ||||||
8 | construction of new buildings and additions, an interview with | ||||||
9 | Eleanor Roosevelt, a charter from the Quill and Scroll, the | ||||||
10 | international honor society for high school journalists, a | ||||||
11 | first-class rating from the National Scholastic Press | ||||||
12 | Association, participation in the National Merit Scholarship | ||||||
13 | program, the introduction of an Advisory Board and the | ||||||
14 | formation of a Board of Directors; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Trinity's tradition of academic excellence | ||||||
16 | continued with the introduction of the prestigious | ||||||
17 | International Baccalaureate Diploma program in 1994; the | ||||||
18 | program encompasses a rigorous pre-university course of | ||||||
19 | studies designed as a two-year curriculum covering six academic | ||||||
20 | areas; in addition to the traditional liberal arts curriculum, | ||||||
21 | students take a Theory of Knowledge class, fulfill a 150 hour | ||||||
22 | service requirement, and write a 4,000 word essay on a topic of | ||||||
23 | their choice; shortly after introducing the International | ||||||
24 | Baccalaureate Diploma program, Trinity also implemented block |
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1 | scheduling, which is based on the collegiate model; Trinity was | ||||||
2 | the first Catholic school in the Chicago Archdiocese to offer | ||||||
3 | this program; and
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4 | WHEREAS, By choosing to remain a single-gender school, | ||||||
5 | Trinity affirmed its commitment to challenging and preparing | ||||||
6 | young women to be tomorrow's leaders; Trinity's graduates have | ||||||
7 | been and will continue to be innovative, productive, and | ||||||
8 | leading members in all aspects of society; the lessons they | ||||||
9 | have learned at Trinity High School have helped them build | ||||||
10 | successful careers, loving families, and better communities; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, Trinity still embodies the same spirit of those | ||||||
13 | first Fortunate Fifteen girls and the same dedication of the | ||||||
14 | pioneer sisters who began Rosary House High School; this spirit | ||||||
15 | and dedication to education, leadership, and faith will guide | ||||||
16 | Trinity High School through its 100th anniversary and many | ||||||
17 | years beyond; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
19 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
20 | recognize Trinity High School on the 100th anniversary of its | ||||||
21 | founding, and we wish them many more successful years; and be | ||||||
22 | it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to Trinity High School as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
3 | and respect.
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