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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the faculty,
4 staff, and students of Neuqua Valley High School on the
5 occasion of winning the distinguished John F. Kennedy Center
6 for the Performing Arts National Schools of Distinction in Arts
7 Education award; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Neuqua Valley High School is well known throughout
9 the Naperville community and beyond for its incredible fine and
10 performing arts departments; more than half of the school's
11 population regularly elects to take coursework in the fine and
12 performing arts; the school also features various band,
13 orchestra, and choir performances, such as the Wind Ensemble,
14 Chamber Orchestra, and Varsity Singers, among many others; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Neuqua Valley High School has received
16 recognition by the Grammy Association for its music program;
17 the school was named a Grammy signature school in 1998, 1999,
18 and 2001, a Grammy signature school Gold in 2000, 2003, 2004,
19 and 2009, and a National Grammy Signature school "Best in
20 Nation" in 2005; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Neuqua Valley High School was only one of 5
22 schools, and the only public school in the country, to receive

 

 

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1 the Kennedy Center award in 2010; and
 
2     WHEREAS, The faculty, staff, and students of Neuqua Valley
3 High School serve as models of hard work, integrity, and
4 dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; 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 faculty, staff, and students of Neuqua Valley
9 High School on the occasion of the school's victory and wish
10 them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
11 further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to Neuqua Valley High School principal Robert McBride
14 Jr. as a symbol of our esteem and respect.