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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Gower Middle School on
4being recognized as a 2012 Blue Ribbon School by the U.S.
5Department of Education; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools program
7recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high
8schools where students perform at very high levels or where
9significant improvements are being made in students' levels of
10academic achievement; a National Blue Ribbon Schools flag
11waving overhead has become a trademark of excellence and a
12symbol of quality recognized by everyone from parents to
13policy-makers in thousands of communities; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The celebration of Gower Middle School's
15achievement will take place at the 30th anniversary of the
16National Blue Ribbon School awards ceremony on November 12-13,
172012, in Washington, D.C.; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Gower Middle School is in Burr Ridge; its
19principal is Tracy Murphy; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1we congratulate Gower Middle School on being named a Blue
2Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education; and be it
3further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to Gower Middle School as a symbol of our respect and
6esteem.