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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 congratulate Jake Stroth of 
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Lincolnshire for receiving the coveted title of Eagle Scout; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jake Stroth is an 18-year-old senior at Adlai E. 
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Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jake Stroth is active in numerous programs at his 
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school; he is active with his school's football team, having 
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earned varsity letters for football during his junior and 
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senior years; he participates in the Interactive Gamers Club 
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and the Anime Club, having served as leader of the Anime Club 
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in his senior year; he also participated in the Stevenson 
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"World's Fair", a festival to celebrate cultural diversity, and 
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Co-Curricular Night, an evening to recruit incoming freshmen to 
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extracurricular activities on campus; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Jake Stroth was named a 2010 Illinois State 
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Scholar by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission; he also 
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won the IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award for "outstanding 
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academic achievement by an individual while participating in 
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IHSA Interscholastic Activities"; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Jake Stroth has earned numerous merit badges for 
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his work in the Scouts, including the Eagle-required badges of 
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Camping, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the 
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Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communications, Emergency 
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Prepareness, Environmental Science, First Aid, Swimming, 
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Personal Management, Personal Fitness, Family Life, and 
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Lifesaving; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Jake Stroth's volunteer activities centered on 
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Scouting, including his work with his troop's PADS activities, 
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which helps provide emergency shelter to homeless men; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jake Stroth took a leadership role and coordinated 
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his troop's PADS program for the 2008-2009 school year; he 
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remains committed to community service and has volunteered on 
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many of his troop's Eagle projects; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jake Stroth's Eagle Scout project took place in 
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the Village of Lincolnshire, where he helped restore a wetlands 
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in the Old Mill Addition of the Florsheim Nature Preserve; for 
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his project, he led volunteers in improving a section of trail 
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and building a boardwalk that was installed over seasonal 
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wetlands, allowing visitors and conservation workers to travel 
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through the area without disrupting the flow of water vital to 
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the ecosystem; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Jake Stroth lives with his mother, Adriana 
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Rayneri, his father, Steve Stroth, and his younger brother, 
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Luke Stroth; he plans to attend college next year to explore 
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his dual interests in history and engineering; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Jake Stroth for receiving the coveted title of 
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Eagle Scout and wish him continued success and happiness in the 
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future; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Jake Stroth as a symbol of our respect and esteem.