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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  Hales  Franciscan  High  School,  a   Catholic,
 3    all-male,  college prep school serving over 300 students, was
 4    founded in  1962  by  the  Archdiocese  of  Chicago  and  the
 5    Franciscan  fathers  to  serve the African-American community
 6    and is celebrating its 40th Anniversary; and

 7        WHEREAS,  Since  1963,   over   90   percent   of   Hales
 8    Franciscan's  graduates  have  gone  on  to  college  and are
 9    presently   working    as    judges,    doctors,    teachers,
10    entrepreneurs,  lawyers,  military officers, actors, business
11    executives, governmental appointees, media personalities, and
12    in a host of other professional and labor capacities; and

13        WHEREAS, In 1985, Hales Franciscan was recognized by  the
14    U.  S. Department of Education as one of the outstanding high
15    schools  in  the  United  States  for   having   produced   a
16    Presidential  Scholar  and  numerous National Merit Scholars;
17    and

18        WHEREAS, Since 1993, Hales  Franciscan  High  School  has
19    operated  as  a Catholic High School, governed by a lay board
20    of committed volunteers and supported by tireless efforts  of
21    administrators,   faculty,   priest,   alumni,  coaches,  and
22    committed parents; and

23        WHEREAS,  Under  the  administration  of  Bob   Anderson,
24    President,  and Bernard Murray, Principal, the school remains
25    a beacon of hope in the Bronzeville community located on  the
26    southside of Chicago in the State of Illinois; and

27        WHEREAS,  On  Saturday,  March 15, 2003, Hales Franciscan
28    became the first Chicago area Class A school  since  1985  to
29    capture  the  boys  basketball championship, exactly 10 years
30    after Hales' second place finish in the  1993  Class  A  boys
31    basketball tournament; 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  recognize  Hales  Franciscan  High  School  as one of the
 4    outstanding high schools in the State of Illinois; and be  it
 5    further

 6        RESOLVED,  That  we congratulate the boys basketball team
 7    of Hales Franciscan High on winning the State  Class  A  boys
 8    basketball championship; and be it further

 9        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
10    presented  to  Bob  Anderson,  President,   Bernard   Murray,
11    Principal,  and  each of the members and coaches of the Hales
12    Franciscan High boys  basketball  team  as  a  token  of  our
13    respect and esteem.