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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Valerie Ross of
3 Champaign, daughter of Brian Ross and Cheri Sullivan, has been
4 named a member of the Chicago Tribune Illinois High School
5 All-State Academic Team; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Miss Ross is a 16-year-old senior of the
7 University of Illinois Laboratory High School in Urbana and
8 plans to attend Stanford University in the fall of 2004; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Miss Ross has written two plays "Don't Come Home
10 Early" and "It's News to Me", both of which were performed at
11 the University of Illinois Laboratory High School; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Miss Ross has earned straight A grades all through
13 high school; she scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT college
14 entrance exam; she has taken four years of the Japanese
15 language and has won speech contests sponsored by the Japanese
16 Consulate in Chicago; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The Chicago Tribune Illinois High School
18 All-State Academic Team is a prestigious award; Miss Ross
19 scored in tenth place out of the 272 students that entered the
20 competition; the decision was made by a panel of Illinois
21 educators, parents, and college admissions officers; and the
22 top ten winners each received a $2,000 scholarship; and
 
23     WHEREAS, Valerie Ross is a deserving recipient of this
24 honor; her dedication to academic work, her motivation for
25 cultural advancement, and her contributions to art and
26 entertainment at such a young age are inspirational and
27 motivating; Miss Ross is a role model to both young and old who
28 seek to expand their knowledge through education; therefore be
29 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 we
3 congratulate Valerie Ross on being named a member of the
4 Chicago Tribune Illinois High School All-State Academic Team
5 and on all of her accomplishments both academically and
6 culturally; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Valerie Ross as a token of our respect and esteem
9 and with our best wishes to her as she continues to build on
10 what has already been an inspiring life.