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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lincoln School in
4 Spring Valley on the occasion of its 70th anniversary on June
5 1, 2007; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Lincoln School opened its doors for the first time
7 in 1937; the first principal was Matilda Harmon, the school
8 secretary was Frank Sharkey, the superintendent was James
9 Nesti, and the school board president was Charles VanSchaicik;
10 and
 
11     WHEREAS, Lincoln School has experienced several changes
12 over the last 70 years; the original school consisted of eight
13 classrooms, two offices, and a lunchroom; the remainder of the
14 present day Lincoln School was added in 1956; a combination gym
15 and cafeteria were added and the old cafeteria became the
16 present stage; there were also three classrooms, an office for
17 the secretary and principal, and two locker rooms added at this
18 time; what was the original building now houses eight
19 classrooms; the lunch room has become the stage and the
20 principal and secretary's offices are now special services
21 rooms; the 1956 addition now houses a combination gym and
22 lunchroom, three classrooms, a physical education office, and
23 the principal and secretary's office; the locker rooms of the

 

 

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1 addition have been transformed into a teacher's lounge,
2 library, and computer lab; and
 
3     WHEREAS, There have been many other changes over the past
4 seventy years; the graduation class of 1938 had 29 students;
5 everyone walked to school as there were no buses; there were no
6 snow days and school was in session regardless of the weather;
7 there was not a hot lunch program, so everyone brought a lunch
8 and ate in the lunchroom or walked home to eat; there were no
9 kindergarten or preschool classes; the original building
10 housed grades one through eight, with one class per grade; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The current school has an enrollment of 220
12 students; it serves an average of 120 student hot lunches and
13 an average of 40 breakfasts everyday; the current building
14 houses grades Pre-K through first; there are four sections of
15 preschool and kindergarten and three sections of first grade;
16 and
 
17     WHEREAS, The current principal is Kimberly Lisanby-Barber,
18 the school secretary is Bobbi VanSchaick, the superintendent is
19 Daniel Marenda, and the school board president is Ray Nolasco;
20 Red Nestler, an original student of Lincoln School, is still at
21 Lincoln School as a janitor; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2 congratulate Lincoln School for celebrating its 70th
3 anniversary; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That the day of June 1, 2007 be declared Lincoln
5 School's 70th Birthday Celebration Day in the State of
6 Illinois; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Lincoln School principal Kimberly Lisanby-Barber
9 as a symbol of our esteem and respect.