Full Text of HR0484 95th General Assembly
HR0484 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lincoln School in | 4 |
| Spring Valley on the occasion of its 70th anniversary on June | 5 |
| 1, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Lincoln School opened its doors for the first time | 7 |
| in 1937; the first principal was Matilda Harmon, the school | 8 |
| secretary was Frank Sharkey, the superintendent was James | 9 |
| Nesti, and the school board president was Charles VanSchaicik; | 10 |
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| WHEREAS, Lincoln School has experienced several changes | 12 |
| over the last 70 years; the original school consisted of eight | 13 |
| classrooms, two offices, and a lunchroom; the remainder of the | 14 |
| present day Lincoln School was added in 1956; a combination gym | 15 |
| and cafeteria were added and the old cafeteria became the | 16 |
| present stage; there were also three classrooms, an office for | 17 |
| the secretary and principal, and two locker rooms added at this | 18 |
| time; what was the original building now houses eight | 19 |
| classrooms; the lunch room has become the stage and the | 20 |
| principal and secretary's offices are now special services | 21 |
| rooms; the 1956 addition now houses a combination gym and | 22 |
| lunchroom, three classrooms, a physical education office, and | 23 |
| the principal and secretary's office; the locker rooms of the |
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| addition have been transformed into a teacher's lounge, | 2 |
| library, and computer lab; and
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| WHEREAS, There have been many other changes over the past | 4 |
| seventy years; the graduation class of 1938 had 29 students; | 5 |
| everyone walked to school as there were no buses; there were no | 6 |
| snow days and school was in session regardless of the weather; | 7 |
| there was not a hot lunch program, so everyone brought a lunch | 8 |
| and ate in the lunchroom or walked home to eat; there were no | 9 |
| kindergarten or preschool classes; the original building | 10 |
| housed grades one through eight, with one class per grade; and
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| WHEREAS, The current school has an enrollment of 220 | 12 |
| students; it serves an average of 120 student hot lunches and | 13 |
| an average of 40 breakfasts everyday; the current building | 14 |
| houses grades Pre-K through first; there are four sections of | 15 |
| preschool and kindergarten and three sections of first grade; | 16 |
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| WHEREAS, The current principal is Kimberly Lisanby-Barber, | 18 |
| the school secretary is Bobbi VanSchaick, the superintendent is | 19 |
| Daniel Marenda, and the school board president is Ray Nolasco; | 20 |
| Red Nestler, an original student of Lincoln School, is still at | 21 |
| Lincoln School as a janitor; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 |
| congratulate Lincoln School for celebrating its 70th | 3 |
| anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the day of June 1, 2007 be declared Lincoln | 5 |
| School's 70th Birthday Celebration Day in the State of | 6 |
| Illinois; and be it further | 7 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to Lincoln School principal Kimberly Lisanby-Barber | 9 |
| as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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