HR0718 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Benet Academy on the occasion of the school's 125th anniversary on March 2, 2012; and

WHEREAS, Continuing a distinguished 1,500-year tradition of the Order of St. Benedict and the Benedictines as educators, St. Procopius College Academy was founded as a school for boys by the Benedictine monks in the Pilsen area on the west side of Chicago in 1887; in 1901, St. Procopius College Academy was relocated to Lisle on what is now the Benedictine University campus; Sacred Heart Academy, a school for young women, was established in Lisle in 1926 by the Benedictine sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery; and

WHEREAS, In 1956, St. Procopius College Academy was relocated to the former St. Joseph Bohemian Orphanage property (now the Benet Academy campus) and was renamed St. Procopius Academy; in 1967, St. Procopius Academy and Sacred Heart Academy were joined together by the monks of St. Procopius Abbey and the sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery; this co-educational school was named Benet Academy; and

WHEREAS, Today, Benet Academy continues to apply its cherished Benedictine core values of community, hospitality, respect, stewardship, and love of learning; and

WHEREAS, Benet Academy has established itself as one of the top high schools in the State of Illinois for academic achievement; in 1999, U.S. News and World Report, in conjunction with the University of Chicago, found Benet Academy to be one of the top 100 high schools in the nation for high academic standards; and

WHEREAS, Benet Academy will celebrate the 125th anniversary of its founding with a number of activities and events throughout 2012 to honor and celebrate this very special occasion; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Benet Academy on the occasion of the school's 125th anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Benet Academy as a symbol of our esteem and respect.