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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Board of Education for Harvey Public Schools
3District 152 has adopted the policy of naming its schools,
4whenever practicable, after worthy and well-known poets; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Johnson on April 4,
61928, in St. Louis, Missouri, learned early in life the lessons
7of respect, pride, loyalty, and humanitarianism, attributes
8that she continued to demonstrate throughout her life; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Maya Angelou was an accomplished author, poet,
10actress, singer, producer, educator, historian, filmmaker, and
11civil rights activist; nurtured by discipline and hard work,
12she successfully found recognition from her colleagues as well
13as national acclaim; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Maya Angelou served on 2 presidential committees
15and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000 and the
16Lincoln Medal in 2008; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Maya Angelou received the highest civilian honor,
18the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from President Barack Obama
19in 2010; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Maya Angelou was presented the Literary Arts Award

 

 

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1by First Lady Michelle Obama at the BET Honors ceremony in
2Washington, D.C. in 2012; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Maya Angelou received over 50 honorary degrees;
4she also served as a Reynolds Professor of American Studies at
5Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Maya Angelou fashioned her life around many of the
7values that Harvey Public Schools District 152 incorporated
8into its Mission Statement, including academic excellence,
9leadership, skillful decision-making, respect for others and
10self, giving your best effort, honesty, personal empowerment,
11cultural appreciation, and joy of learning; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The Maya Angelou Elementary School in Harvey is
13the only school named after Maya Angelou in the State of
14Illinois; the school will educate children with the skills they
15need to face the future, as well as the values that were so
16intrinsic in this fiercely proud and humble woman; and
 
17    WHEREAS, In her presence on September 22, 1995, Maya
18Angelou Elementary School was dedicated in her name; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Maya Angelou passed away on May 28, 2014 at her
20home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we proudly rededicate the Maya Angelou Elementary School in
4Harvey in honor of Maya Angelou and her legacy; and be it
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Harvey Public Schools District 152.