Full Text of HR1043 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Glenwood Academy was co-founded by Robert Todd | 3 | | Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln, in 1887; the academy | 4 | | has earned a reputation of excellence for 125 years by changing | 5 | | the lives of over 18,000 children; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Glenwood Academy integrates a rigorous academic | 7 | | program with a nurturing boarding model that teaches social and | 8 | | leadership skills in a structured environment, including | 9 | | on-campus cottages that house students along with houseparents | 10 | | who provide the necessary discipline, support, and nurturing in | 11 | | a family-like community; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Glenwood Academy students are willing and able to | 13 | | learn, but are constrained by difficult socio-economic | 14 | | situations; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of its history, Glenwood Academy | 16 | | has responded to the pressing needs of children and society at | 17 | | large through its many name changes, including the Illinois | 18 | | Training School for Boys in 1887, the Glenwood Manual Training | 19 | | School in 1911, and the Glenwood School for Boys in 1948; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, In 2002, the Trustees of Glenwood School for Boys | 21 | | expanded the mission of the school to serve both at-risk boys |
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| 1 | | and girls, thereby becoming known as Glenwood School for Boys | 2 | | and Girls; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Glenwood Academy is the only boarding school of | 4 | | its kind that provides a safe and nurturing environment for | 5 | | at-risk children throughout the Chicagoland area by offering a | 6 | | holistic program for children to Live, Learn, and Succeed; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Children generally come to Glenwood Academy with | 8 | | academic achievement scores 2 years below grade level; with the | 9 | | support of teachers and staff, 85% of eighth grade students in | 10 | | the class of 2011 scored at or above the national average | 11 | | percentile in reading, math, and language; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, 95% of all the students that graduate from | 13 | | Glenwood Academy's program go on to higher education, the | 14 | | military, or specialized training schools; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Glenwood Academy continues to be successful in | 16 | | raising the academic success of at-risk boys and girls from the | 17 | | Chicagoland area; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Glenwood Academy is currently celebrating its | 19 | | 125th anniversary; on May 19, 2012, the academy will celebrate | 20 | | its 116th Flag Day and Graduation ceremonies; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we designate the date of May 19, 2012 as Glenwood Academy Day | 4 | | in the State of Illinois and urge the citizens of this State to | 5 | | celebrate Glenwood's success on behalf of at-risk children and | 6 | | their families, its distinguished alumni, and the students it | 7 | | will serve in the future; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Glenwood Academy as a symbol of our esteem and | 10 | | respect.
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