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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives wish
 3    to congratulate Paula Ann Sprecher on being named a winner of
 4    the Golden Apple Award; and

 5        WHEREAS,   Ms.   Sprecher   teaches   visually   impaired
 6    kindergarten and first grade students at  Farnsworth  School;
 7    she  was  recognized  for  more  than  teaching  reading  and
 8    writing;  her dedication to go beyond the basics and motivate
 9    her students to feel good about themselves and to  appreciate
10    life earned her the Golden Apple Award; and

11        WHEREAS,  Ms. Sprecher works to influence the development
12    of her students by serving as  a  positive  role  model;  she
13    works  diligently  at laying the basic foundation of teaching
14    proficiency  in  academics  as  well  as  in  the   area   of
15    blindness-specific  skills in order to help each student grow
16    into a happy, well-adjusted, and successful adult; and

17        WHEREAS, The Golden  Apple  Foundation  is  dedicated  to
18    recognizing  and developing excellence in teaching; more than
19    1,100 teachers from Cook,  Lake,  and  DuPage  counties  were
20    nominated  for  the award, which is presented to ten winners;
21    and

22        WHEREAS, Ms. Sprecher, along with other  winners  of  the
23    award  will  receive  a  tuition-free fall-term sabbatical at
24    Northwestern University, $2,500,  a  personal  computer  from
25    Apple,  and  induction  into  the  Golden  Apple Academy; the
26    Golden Apple Academy consists of 170 expert teachers who work
27    together to ensure  that  all  children  have  the  excellent
28    teachers they deserve; and

29        WHEREAS,  Ms.  Sprecher  along  with the other recipients
30    will be honored at a ceremony on Saturday, May  31,  2003  at
31    the Fairmont Chicago Hotel; therefore, be it
 
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 1        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 2    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
 3    we congratulate Paula Ann Sprecher on being named a winner of
 4    the Golden Apple Award, and we commend her for her dedication
 5    to educating and encouraging her students; and be it further

 6        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 7    presented to Paula Ann Sprecher as a token of our respect and
 8    esteem.