Bill Text: IL HR1084 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors Robert Lupo on his retirement as superintendent of Ridgewood High School District 234.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR1084 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR1084-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 honor Robert Lupo on the occasion of | ||||||
4 | his retirement as superintendent of Ridgewood High School | ||||||
5 | District 234, which serves Norridge and Harwood Heights; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Richard Lupo has been superintendent since 2003; | ||||||
7 | prior to that time he served as an English teacher, Curriculum | ||||||
8 | Coordinator, and
Assistant Superintendent; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Robert Lupo's teaching career began in 1975 after | ||||||
10 | his graduation from Northwestern
University with a Bachelor of | ||||||
11 | Science in Secondary English Education; he holds a master's | ||||||
12 | degree in
English Literature and a doctorate in Instructional | ||||||
13 | Technology from Northern Illinois University; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Robert Lupo reached out to the student body at | ||||||
15 | Ridgewood High School and beyond in his blog, "The
Rebel Yell", | ||||||
16 | which provided his educational insights; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Robert Lupo was instrumental in working with the | ||||||
18 | O'Hare Noise Compatibility
Commission as well as with members | ||||||
19 | of the local, State, and federal governments to secure the | ||||||
20 | largest
FAA grant for a school sound abatement project in the | ||||||
21 | agency's history thereby improving the quality of life at
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1 | Ridgewood High School; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Robert Lupo was at the helm when Newsweek Magazine | ||||||
3 | ranked Ridgewood High School in the top 2,000 public high | ||||||
4 | schools in the United States, and the Washington Post named | ||||||
5 | Ridgewood as one of America's most challenging high schools; | ||||||
6 | these rankings placed Ridgewood in the top 10% of high schools | ||||||
7 | in the State and the nation; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Robert Lupo, who is a Ridgewood High School | ||||||
9 | alumnus, will retire on June 30, 2014; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
11 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
12 | we honor Robert Lupo on the occasion of his retirement as | ||||||
13 | superintendent of Ridgewood High School District 234, and wish | ||||||
14 | him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to Robert Lupo as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
17 | respect.
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