HR0091 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of Lake Forest Academy as they celebrate the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Academy; and

WHEREAS, Lake Forest Academy is an independent, co-educational high school located in Lake Forest; the Academy was founded by elders of the Presbyterian Church in Chicago; the Academy was chartered by the State of Illinois on February 13, 1857, as a college preparatory school for boys; and

WHEREAS, The Academy was a part of Lind (Lake Forest) Academy, which also comprised Lake Forest College and the Young Ladies Seminary at Ferry Hall; and

WHEREAS, Classes began in the fall of 1858 and have continued to this day; Lake Forest Academy and Ferry Hall became independent of the University in 1925 and formally merged in 1974; and

WHEREAS, Lake Forest Academy offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum within the context of teaching the whole child; Lake Forest Academy is the oldest institution in the community, predating the incorporation of Lake Forest by four years; and

WHEREAS, The Academy provides an education of the highest caliber to its students in an environment that reflects the four pillars of the school's mission: character, scholarship, citizenship, and responsibility; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of Lake Forest Academy and offer our best as they celebrate this special anniversary; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Head of School Dr. John Strudwick as a symbol of our esteem.