Bill Text: IL HR1161 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Jake Stroth of Lincolnshire for receiving the coveted title of Eagle Scout.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-23 - Resolution Adopted [HR1161 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR1161-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jake Stroth of
Lincolnshire for receiving the coveted title of Eagle Scout;
and
WHEREAS, Jake Stroth is an 18-year-old senior at Adlai E.
Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire; and
WHEREAS, Jake Stroth is active in numerous programs at his
school; he is active with his school's football team, having
earned varsity letters for football during his junior and
senior years; he participates in the Interactive Gamers Club
and the Anime Club, having served as leader of the Anime Club
in his senior year; he also participated in the Stevenson
"World's Fair", a festival to celebrate cultural diversity, and
Co-Curricular Night, an evening to recruit incoming freshmen to
extracurricular activities on campus; and
WHEREAS, Jake Stroth was named a 2010 Illinois State
Scholar by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; he also
won the IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award for "outstanding
academic achievement by an individual while participating in
IHSA Interscholastic Activities"; and

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WHEREAS, Jake Stroth has earned numerous merit badges for
his work in the Scouts, including the Eagle-required badges of
Camping, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the
Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communications, Emergency
Prepareness, Environmental Science, First Aid, Swimming,
Personal Management, Personal Fitness, Family Life, and
Lifesaving; and
WHEREAS, Jake Stroth's volunteer activities centered on
Scouting, including his work with his troop's PADS activities,
which helps provide emergency shelter to homeless men; and
WHEREAS, Jake Stroth took a leadership role and coordinated
his troop's PADS program for the 2008-2009 school year; he
remains committed to community service and has volunteered on
many of his troop's Eagle projects; and
WHEREAS, Jake Stroth's Eagle Scout project took place in
the Village of Lincolnshire, where he helped restore a wetlands
in the Old Mill Addition of the Florsheim Nature Preserve; for
his project, he led volunteers in improving a section of trail
and building a boardwalk that was installed over seasonal
wetlands, allowing visitors and conservation workers to travel
through the area without disrupting the flow of water vital to
the ecosystem; and

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WHEREAS, Jake Stroth lives with his mother, Adriana
Rayneri, his father, Steve Stroth, and his younger brother,
Luke Stroth; he plans to attend college next year to explore
his dual interests in history and engineering; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Jake Stroth for receiving the coveted title of
Eagle Scout and wish him continued success and happiness in the
future; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Jake Stroth as a symbol of our respect and esteem.