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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the
4 administration, faculty, and students of the Willowbrook High
5 School in Villa Park on the occasion of the school's 50th
6 anniversary in 2009; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Willowbrook High School was opened in the fall of
8 1959 to serve students from the communities of Lombard, Villa
9 Park, Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, and Elmhurst; the school's
10 student population currently totals approximately 2,200
11 students in grades 9-12; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Willowbrook High School has earned academic
13 distinction as one of the Top 1,500 public high schools in the
14 nation as ranked by Newsweek for the past 2 years; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The Willowbrook High School community has
16 celebrated the 50th anniversary of the school with Homecoming
17 activities in October of 2009; the school has planned to induct
18 the first ever Athletic Hall of Fame class in February of 2010
19 and present a memorial dedication in May of 2010 to honor
20 veterans and former graduates whose lives have been lost while
21 serving our country; the school district has also funded
22 significant renovations to the school, which are slated for

 

 

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1 completion in the fall of 2010; and
 
2     WHEREAS, The 50th anniversary of Willowbrook High School is
3 a significant milestone of "Pride, Tradition and Excellence" of
4 the school's administration, staff, and students; therefore,
5 be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 congratulate the administration, faculty, and students of the
9 Willowbrook High School in Villa Park on the occasion of the
10 school's 50th anniversary and wish them continued success and
11 happiness in the future; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to Dan Krause, Principal of Willowbrook High School,
14 as a symbol of our esteem and respect.