Full Text of HR0636 96th General Assembly
HR0636 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Hales Franciscan is the only historically | 3 |
| African-American, all-male, Catholic college preparatory high | 4 |
| school in the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Hales Franciscan was founded in 1962 with the sole | 6 |
| purpose of ensuring that African-Americans had access to a | 7 |
| college preparatory education in the Catholic and Franciscan | 8 |
| traditions; and
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| WHEREAS, For the past 50 years, Hales Franciscan has | 10 |
| produced African-American male leaders who have embraced | 11 |
| academic excellence, athletic tradition, community | 12 |
| involvement, and leadership by example; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2005, Hales Franciscan embarked on the largest | 14 |
| capital improvement campaign in the school's history, which | 15 |
| includes the renovation of all classrooms, the installation of | 16 |
| new energy-efficient windows and lighting, and the | 17 |
| construction of new science and math labs; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to creating a better academic | 19 |
| environment, the school also plans to create a new home for the | 20 |
| football, track, soccer, and lacrosse programs with the | 21 |
| installation of an 8-lane track and stadium; and
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| WHEREAS, Hales Franciscan is grateful to the many | 2 |
| individuals and businesses that have supported the renovation | 3 |
| campaign, including the Polk Brothers Foundation, Basketball | 4 |
| Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, and several members of the | 5 |
| community; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| congratulate the administration, faculty, and students of | 9 |
| Hales Franciscan High School and their community of supporters | 10 |
| for the commencement of the school's ambitious capital | 11 |
| improvement campaign; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we designate the weekend of October 8-11, | 13 |
| 2009, as "Hales Franciscan High School Rededication Weekend" in | 14 |
| the State of Illinois in honor of this momentous occasion; and | 15 |
| be it further | 16 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the principal of Hales Franciscan High School as a | 18 |
| symbol of our respect and esteem.
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