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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to honor the student team from West |
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| Chicago Community High School for receiving first place in the |
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| Stock Market Game (SMG) program spring 2008 session; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Council on Economic Education (ICEE) |
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| has coordinated The Stock Market Game program for Illinois |
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| teachers and their students for the past 19 years, reaching |
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| over 450,000 students; and
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| WHEREAS, Students who participate in The Stock Market Game |
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| Program learn more than investing, they learn core academic |
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| concepts and skills that can help them succeed in the classroom |
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| and in life; and
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| WHEREAS, There were 19,259 students participating in the |
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| spring session; with the large number of participants, |
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| finishing with a top performing portfolio is proof of a winning |
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| team; in addition, the team placed second in the Cabrera |
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| Statewide Awards competition; as a result of winning the |
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| Cabrera Award, the team received a trip to New York City; and
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| WHEREAS, The team from West Chicago Community High School |
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| is made up of students Rogelio Del Muro, Max George, and |