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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the students,
4 faculty, and staff of Lincoln Elementary School in Highland
5 Park on the occasion of the school's 100th anniversary on
6 February 12, 2009; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Lincoln Elementary School's rich history began in
8 1886, when the school's first building at the intersection of
9 Lincoln and Glencoe Avenues in Highland Park was built at a
10 cost of $2,450; the two-room school was used until 1909 and was
11 called "The Little Red School", though the official name given
12 was Fairview School; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Fairview School served students until February
14 12, 1909, when a new school was dedicated; the new school,
15 named the Lincoln School, was dedicated and opened on the 100th
16 birthday of President Abraham Lincoln; the new eight room,
17 two-story school were staffed by the Fairview School's original
18 teachers, William C. McKenzie, Abbie B. Bastin, and Mrs. Lulu
19 Gaggin, as well as a new teacher, Magaret L. Freeman; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Lincoln School stood unchanged until 1924, when
21 the Board of Education, then called District #108, approved the
22 addition of an auditorium; the auditorium was followed by the

 

 

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1 addition of a southeast corner in 1928, first floor classrooms
2 in 1938, additional classrooms in 1956, a complete renovation
3 in 1959, and a cafeteria and southeast classrooms in 1999; one
4 of the most unique architectural elements at Lincoln, "The
5 Flight of Time" designed by John Van Bergen, was added in 1929;
6 and
 
7     WHEREAS, Today, 277 students in kindergarten through fifth
8 grade attend Lincoln School; the school's original staff of
9 four has grown to a current total of 14 classroom teachers and
10 26 additional staff members, which provide instruction in
11 general studies as well as special programs such as music, art,
12 physical education, technology, library, Spanish, band, and
13 orchestra, as well as social work, speech/language, special
14 education resource, and gifted and Reading Recovery services;
15 and
 
16     WHEREAS, Lincoln School has a long tradition of academic
17 excellence; in 1988, the school received the Blue Ribbon Award
18 as an exemplary school from the United States Department of
19 Education; the school has been recognized four times, most
20 recently for 2007, with certificates of Academic Excellence
21 from the Illinois State Board of Education, which are given to
22 schools demonstrating continued success on the Illinois
23 Standards Achievement Test; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, On February 12, 2009, the Lincoln School PTA will
2 have a Centennial Party to honor the 100th anniversary of the
3 school and to celebrate the bright future that the school most
4 definitely has; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 congratulate the students, faculty, and staff of Lincoln
8 Elementary School in Highland Park on the occasion of the
9 school's 100th anniversary and wish them continued success in
10 the future; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Bill Fredricksen, Principal of Lincoln Elementary
13 School, as a symbol of our esteem and respect.