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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to recognize Michelle Germanson, O.P. and | ||||||
| 4 | her accomplishments as president of Trinity High School in | ||||||
| 5 | River Forest; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Sister Michelle has ministered through education | ||||||
| 7 | and leadership roles in Colorado and Illinois; she served as | ||||||
| 8 | the Dean of Students at Dominican University before assuming | ||||||
| 9 | the challenge of running Trinity High School, an all-girl | ||||||
| 10 | college preparatory high school founded by the Dominican | ||||||
| 11 | Sisters of Sinsinawa, Wisconsin; she has been president of | ||||||
| 12 | Trinity since 1992, and she celebrated her 50th Golden Jubilee | ||||||
| 13 | as a Sinsinawa Dominican Sister in 2015; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Sister Michelle's passion and unwavering belief | ||||||
| 15 | in God made her instrumental in maintaining Trinity's all-girl | ||||||
| 16 | status, despite heavy pressure to become co-ed; she instituted | ||||||
| 17 | full block scheduling and the prestigious International | ||||||
| 18 | Baccalaureate Programme; Trinity was the second school in | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois, and the first Catholic school, to embrace such a bold | ||||||
| 20 | endeavor; Newsweek later recognized the program as one of the | ||||||
| 21 | best in the United States; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, Sister Michelle recognized the empowerment | ||||||
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| 1 | students gain from a Trinity education; she oversaw the | ||||||
| 2 | construction of a technology center, a major athletic facility, | ||||||
| 3 | and a state-of-the-art health and fitness center; she ensured | ||||||
| 4 | that every girl had the tools necessary to achieve her highest | ||||||
| 5 | potential; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Sister Michelle has served on the Board of | ||||||
| 7 | Dominican University and on the Board of St. Mary's College in | ||||||
| 8 | Notre Dame, Indiana; she was awarded the Senior Citizen's | ||||||
| 9 | Center of Oak Park-River Forest Ulyssean Award for her | ||||||
| 10 | demonstrated commitment to strengthening the community and | ||||||
| 11 | educating its members and their children; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Sister Michelle's commitment to Trinity is as | ||||||
| 13 | strong now as it was her first day, and she is looking forward | ||||||
| 14 | to celebrating Trinity's Centennial Celebration in 2017; | ||||||
| 15 | therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 17 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 18 | recognize Michelle Germanson, O.P. and thank her for her | ||||||
| 19 | dedication to Trinity and its students, who will move into | ||||||
| 20 | tomorrow positively influencing the world around them; and be | ||||||
| 21 | it further
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| 22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to Sister Michelle as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 2 | esteem.
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