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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Eric Lifka, a third grader at St. Rita of Cascia
3 Elementary School, was named the Grade 3 National Handwriting
4 Champion in the National Handwriting Contest, sponsored by
5 Zaner-Bloser Educational Publishers; and
 
6     WHEREAS, In order to win the honor, Eric competed against
7 140,000 other children from all over the country; the award
8 comes with a plaque, a medal, a $500 savings bond, and a
9 Fischer Price Learning System; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He also won T-shirts for the entire third-grade
11 class, and in honor of his award, the school celebrated "Hooray
12 for Good Handwriting Day"; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The contest has run for 14 years and judges first
14 through eighth students' handwriting on four criteria:
15 legibility, slant, spacing, and size; therefore, be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18 we congratulate Eric Lifka on being named the Grade 3 National
19 Handwriting Champion in the National Handwriting Contest,
20 sponsored by Zaner-Bloser Educational Publishers; and be it
21 further
 
22     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
23 presented to Eric Lifka as an expression of our respect and
24 esteem.