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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Mr. David Perkins has served the North
3 Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 for the past 39
4 years; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Perkins has been involved in the Mentoring
6 through Teacher Leadership Academy, the Encouraging Quote of
7 the Day for Staff program, and training numerous student
8 teachers; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Perkins has sponsored and participated in
10 Curriculum Based Field Trips, such as the study of history
11 through Veterans Cemeteries, Native American Art and Stamps
12 projects, and painting a permanent drawing of the Wright
13 Brothers' plane on the Rogers Elementary School playground;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Perkins has been involved in the Hands On
16 Study of Science through a field trip to a local site where
17 samples of pond life and plant life are experienced, the
18 paper airplane throw, and the egg drop; and
19 WHEREAS, During his tenure at North Pekin-Marquette
20 Heights School District 102, Mr. Perkins has provided a
21 powerful motto for himself, staff, students, and community
22 that "Knowledge is Power"; and
23 WHEREAS, Having devoted 39 years to this motto and the
24 teaching profession, he has instilled knowledge to all so
25 that they would be assured a good education resulting in a
26 better way of life; and
27 WHEREAS, Mr. Perkins taught in a manner that made
28 everyone desire to learn more; those who were taught by him
29 proudly wear the label of Perkin's Perfect Pupils and forever
30 work to live up to it; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we congratulate and thank Mr. David Perkins for his 39 years
4 of exemplary service to the North Pekin-Marquette Heights
5 School District 102 and wish him well in his retirement; and
6 be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to David Perkins as an expression of our respect
9 and esteem.