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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Steve Hill on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his retirement from the Grant Community High | ||||||
| 5 | School District #124 Board of Education (GCHS BOE); and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Steve Hill graduated from GCHS in 1972, where he | ||||||
| 7 | played football, earning All-County Honors, and baseball; he | ||||||
| 8 | was also a member of the band, the Chess Club, G Club, and the | ||||||
| 9 | Bark newspaper staff, and he participated in homecoming, prom | ||||||
| 10 | planning, and Student Government Day; his family includes | ||||||
| 11 | three generations of GCHS graduates; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Professionally, Steve Hill worked as a plumber | ||||||
| 13 | for 48 years, and he was also employed by the Chicago Bears | ||||||
| 14 | football organization; additionally, he has served in a | ||||||
| 15 | variety of volunteer roles in the local community; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Steve Hill joined the GCHS BOE in November 1989, | ||||||
| 17 | where he has held the position of president since May 2007; | ||||||
| 18 | during his tenure, he has served as a member of the Site and | ||||||
| 19 | Facility Committee, passed numerous curricula, policy, and | ||||||
| 20 | employment decisions, and been instrumental in a number of | ||||||
| 21 | additions and improvements made to the school, including an | ||||||
| 22 | auditorium, a library, an art wing, a science wing, a field | ||||||
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| 1 | house, and the Bulldog Athletic Complex; he has also played a | ||||||
| 2 | crucial role in passing two successful education fund and | ||||||
| 3 | building fund referendums, occurring in 2003 and 2008; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Steve Hill has served as the GCHS BOE's alternate | ||||||
| 5 | member on the Illinois Association of School Board (IASB) and | ||||||
| 6 | the Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL); and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Steve Hill has been recognized for his service to | ||||||
| 8 | GCHS, being previously inducted into the GCHS Hall of Fame in | ||||||
| 9 | 2020; he has also been cited for his work on the Site and | ||||||
| 10 | Facility Committee and his involvement with IASB and SEDOL; | ||||||
| 11 | and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Steve Hill has always striven to serve in the | ||||||
| 13 | best interest of GCHS students while maintaining a calm and | ||||||
| 14 | steady demeanor, offering keen insights that have helped | ||||||
| 15 | develop good relations with the staff and productive, mutually | ||||||
| 16 | agreeable bargaining of union contracts; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Steve Hill, the longest-serving member of the | ||||||
| 18 | GCHS BOE, will step down at the board's meeting on June 20, | ||||||
| 19 | 2024; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 21 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
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| 1 | we congratulate Steve Hill on his retirement from the Grant | ||||||
| 2 | Community High School District #124 Board of Education (GCHS | ||||||
| 3 | BOE), and we commend him for his dedication and service to the | ||||||
| 4 | students, staff, and community of GCHS for more than three | ||||||
| 5 | decades; and be it further | ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to Steve Hill as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 8 | respect. | ||||||