HR0274 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to recognize Kevin Schnable, Dean of Students and head basketball coach at Oswego High School on his accomplishments; and

WHEREAS, Kevin Schnable was named the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association District 9 Coach of the Year for 2009, 2010, and 2013; he has an overall record of 240 wins and 175 losses, the most wins in school history, and has installed tradition and pride in a basketball program at a school known as a "football school"; and

WHEREAS, Kevin Schnable's 2012-2013 season saw a record of 28 total wins and a record winning streak of 18; his team placed 3rd at the Oswego/Naperville North Hoops for Healing Thanksgiving Tournament with a 3-1 record, 3rd place at the Proviso West Holiday Tournament (4-1 record), and 1st place at the Wheaton South Martin Luther King Classic (3-0 record); and

WHEREAS, The Oswego men's basketball team was the 2013 Southwest Prairie Conference Champions with a 14-0 record and was the #1 seed in the Bolingbrook Sectional; they were the Illinois High School Association Class 4A regional Champions at Batavia, and they were 5th in the Class 4A Associated Press poll, the highest in Oswego Basketball history; and

WHEREAS, Kevin Schnable has given back much to the community by raising funds for various causes; he helped raise $15,000 for Camp Hope at the Oswego-Naperville North Hoops for Healing, $2,710 for the American Heart Association at the Oswego "Red Out" vs Plainfield South, $3456 for the American Cancer Society at the SPC "Coaches vs. Cancer", and $2,466 for the American Cancer Society at the Oswego vs. Yorkville "Communities vs Cancer"; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize Kevin Schnable, Dean of Students and head basketball coach at Oswego High School on his 2012-13 season and his accomplishments at Oswego High School; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Kevin Schnable as an expression of our esteem and respect.