Bill Text: IL SR2001 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares September 9, 2018 as Fenwick High School Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SR2001 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2001-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois State Senate are | ||||||
3 | pleased to recognize the significant
milestones of educational | ||||||
4 | institutions in this State; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Fenwick High School was started by the Dominican | ||||||
6 | Friars of the Province of St.
Joseph and named after Edward | ||||||
7 | Dominic Fenwick, O.P., the first Bishop of Cincinnati; it
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8 | opened its doors to 200 students on September 9, 1929; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Since its opening, Fenwick High School has | ||||||
10 | embraced a tradition of
excellence in academics, as evidenced | ||||||
11 | by the number of National Merit Scholars and Illinois
State | ||||||
12 | Scholars, high SAT and ACT scores, and large numbers of | ||||||
13 | students matriculating to top
universities throughout the | ||||||
14 | country; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Since its founding, Fenwick High School has | ||||||
16 | maintained a 100% college
matriculation rate, and its graduates | ||||||
17 | have been awarded millions of dollars in scholarships to
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18 | universities throughout the country; it has been selected as | ||||||
19 | one of the top 60 private schools in the
nation by the | ||||||
20 | Department of Education and was rated an "Outstanding American | ||||||
21 | High School"
by U.S. News & World Report; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Fenwick High School's devotion to excellence also | ||||||
2 | extends to athletics; it has won numerous conference and state | ||||||
3 | championships throughout its history; in 2007,
Sports | ||||||
4 | Illustrated rated Fenwick High School as one of the 50 Best | ||||||
5 | High School Athletic
Programs in the Country, and countless | ||||||
6 | alumni have gone on to play for college and professional
sports | ||||||
7 | teams; and
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8 | WHEREAS, As Fenwick High School celebrates the start of its | ||||||
9 | 90th year of academic, spiritual,
and athletic excellence, that | ||||||
10 | devotion to excellence can be seen throughout the State of | ||||||
11 | Illinois
and the country in the many talented alumni, including | ||||||
12 | elected officials, an Olympic Gold
Medalist, Rhodes Scholars, | ||||||
13 | Pulitzer Prize winners, an astronaut, a Heisman Trophy winner,
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14 | professional athletes, as well as CEOs of many national and | ||||||
15 | international corporations; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare September 9, | ||||||
18 | 2018 as Fenwick High School Day
throughout the State of | ||||||
19 | Illinois as a celebration of the start of the school's 90th | ||||||
20 | school year; and be it further
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21 | RESOLVED, That we congratulate Fenwick High School, its
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22 | administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni, on 90 | ||||||
23 | years of academic, athletic, and spiritual
excellence; and be |
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1 | it further
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2 | RESOLVED, That we wish the entire Fenwick Family many more | ||||||
3 | years
of great success in educating the high school students of | ||||||
4 | Illinois; and be it further
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5 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
6 | presented to Fenwick High School's
President, Fr. Richard | ||||||
7 | Peddicord, O.P., and Principal, Peter Groom, as a sign of our
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8 | congratulations and well wishes.
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