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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Illinois State Museum shines a spotlight on
3Generation X with the opening of its new exhibition, Growing
4Up X; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The exhibition explores the toys, technologies,
6and cultural touchstones surrounding Gen Xers in their
7childhood; museum visitors will see items familiar to anyone
8who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, such as telephones with
9cords, record and cassette players, Apple IIe computers, Teddy
10Ruxpin, and parachute pants; and
 
11    WHEREAS, A feature of the exhibition is a section called
12"A Generation of eXcellence", which looks at the Gen X high
13school experience through the lens of Chicago's Robert
14Lindblom Technical High School (Robert Lindblom Math and
15Science Academy); and
 
16    WHEREAS, Photos, memorabilia, and recollections from
17Lindblom alumni shed light on what it was like to attend a
18selective-enrollment high school for the first generation born
19after the civil rights movement; and
 
20    WHEREAS, "Lindblom Day" is March 10, 2023 in Springfield,
21where the exhibition will be honored through ceremonies,

 

 

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1activities, and celebrations with Lindblom students and alumni
2participating in the events of the day; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
4HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we declare March 10, 2023 as "Lindblom High School Day" in the
6State of Illinois; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to the principal of Robert Lindblom Math and Science
9Academy as a symbol of our respect and esteem.