Full Text of HR0866 96th General Assembly
HR0866 96TH 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 the students, | 4 |
| faculty, and staff of the Technology Center of DuPage in | 5 |
| Addison on the occasion of the center's 35th anniversary in | 6 |
| 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, The Technology Center of DuPage opened during the | 8 |
| 1974-75 school year in the 250,000-square-foot building where | 9 |
| it stands today on Schick Road in Addison; in the beginning, | 10 |
| only 8 districts participated in the center's vocational | 11 |
| programs; in addition, the center originally only targeted | 12 |
| students who were not college-bound; and
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| WHEREAS, Today, the Technology Center of DuPage serves | 14 |
| students from 24 districts who take classes at the center as | 15 |
| part of their electives; the students can also earn dual | 16 |
| college credit in partnership with College of DuPage; all 21 | 17 |
| programs at the school focus on career exploration, | 18 |
| occupational training, workplace skills, and preparing | 19 |
| students for possible secondary education in their field; and
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| WHEREAS, The Technology Center of DuPage intends to | 21 |
| continue its steady growth with a new program entitled Project | 22 |
| Lead the Way; the project, a pre-engineering program, offers |
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| instruction in computer-aided design and manufacturing and | 2 |
| digital electronics; the program also will allow participants | 3 |
| to obtain university credit; and
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| WHEREAS, For the past 35 years, the Technology Center of | 5 |
| DuPage has served as an example to follow for career and | 6 |
| technical education institutions throughout the State of | 7 |
| Illinois and the nation at large; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| congratulate the students, faculty, and staff of the Technology | 11 |
| Center of DuPage on the occasion of the center's 35th | 12 |
| anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness in | 13 |
| the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to Steve Clark, director of the Technology Center of | 16 |
| DuPage, as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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