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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are |
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| pleased to recognize milestone events in the lives of citizens |
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| of the State; and
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| WHEREAS, Norma Anderson of St. Joseph, a teacher at Oakwood |
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| High School, has become one of the winningest coaches in |
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| Vermilion County history; on January 29, 2005, Coach Anderson's |
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| Scholastic Bowl team defeated Blue Ridge, earning the coach her |
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| 500th career win; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Anderson has taught biology and Spanish at |
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| Oakwood High School for 35 years and started one of the first |
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| scholastic bowl teams in Vermilion County in 1980; with the |
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| help of two other teachers who have since retired, she got a |
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| copy of scholastic bowl rules, recruited some students, and |
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| they began competing, sometimes traveling two and a half hours |
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| to reach schools that also had teams; she later attended a |
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| Vermilion County principals' meeting to encourage other |
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| schools to start teams; the event has grown locally and across |
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| the State into an activity officially recognized by the |
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| Illinois High School Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the years, the Oakwood High School team has |
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| become an opponent to be reckoned with; the team has had a |
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| winning record every year but two, drawing motivation from a |
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| coach who does not like to lose; and
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| WHEREAS, To date, her career total is 519 wins; the team's |
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| record last year was 44 wins and 15 losses; she is married to |
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| Paul Anderson and says that the best part of Scholastic Bowl is |
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| working with the kids and seeing their happiness when they have |
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| done well; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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