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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Martha A. "Marti" |
| 4 | | Bierdeman on the occasion of her retirement from East Peoria |
| 5 | | Elementary School District 86, where she has been a fifth grade |
| 6 | | teacher for gifted students; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Marti Bierdeman began her career at North County |
| 8 | | Christian School in St. Louis, teaching sixth grade; she moved |
| 9 | | to Elmwood Elementary School and began teaching fifth grade |
| 10 | | math and science and coaching the girls basketball team; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marti Bierdeman took a break from teaching to |
| 12 | | raise her three children, Christopher, Katherine, and Cory, |
| 13 | | with her husband, Paul; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Marti Bierdeman returned to teaching as a |
| 15 | | substitute teacher at Peoria Christian School; from there she |
| 16 | | took a position as a long-term substitute and then became a |
| 17 | | full-time teacher at Paul Bolin Elementary School in District |
| 18 | | 86; she was given her own 5th grade class to teach in 1998 and |
| 19 | | was then asked to teach the 5th grade gifted students in 2002; |
| 20 | | and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Marti Bierdeman frequently brought exciting |
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| 1 | | learning experiences to her students with activities both |
| 2 | | inside and outside the classroom, such as building Rube |
| 3 | | Goldberg machines, mouse trap racers, and the rocket launch; |
| 4 | | the Rube Goldberg machines won a local Engineer in the |
| 5 | | Classroom Award four times and the statewide award twice; she |
| 6 | | also coached the Lego League from 2006-2018, and the team |
| 7 | | advanced to the Illinois State Tournament every year; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Marti Bierdeman's commitment to her students went |
| 9 | | beyond learning activities; she applied for grants to further |
| 10 | | her students' education and was able to secure grants from the |
| 11 | | Toshiba America Foundation, PNC Teacher, and the District 86 |
| 12 | | Foundation; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of her dedication and achievement, |
| 14 | | the East Peoria City Council named April 1, 2003 Marti |
| 15 | | Bierdeman Day; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 17 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 18 | | we congratulate Martha A. "Marti" Bierdeman on her retirement |
| 19 | | from Paul Bolin Elementary School, and we commend her lifelong |
| 20 | | dedication to education; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented Marti Bierdeman as an expression of our esteem and |