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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Craig Watson on his | ||||||
4 | esteemed career as an educator and on the occasion of his | ||||||
5 | retirement; and
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6 | WHEREAS, After graduating from college in 1976, Craig | ||||||
7 | Watson was hired as an 8th-grade language arts teacher in | ||||||
8 | District 308's Oswego Junior High School and as an assistant | ||||||
9 | basketball coach at Oswego High School; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Craig Watson met his wife on his first day of | ||||||
11 | teaching; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Craig Watson taught for several years at Traughber | ||||||
13 | Junior High School as a 6th-grade self-contained classroom | ||||||
14 | teacher; and
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15 | WHEREAS, While at Traughber, Craig Watson also spent time | ||||||
16 | coaching 7th-grade basketball, track, and intramurals and | ||||||
17 | freshman-level basketball at the high school; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Craig Watson spent 7 years in the private sector | ||||||
19 | while remaining involved in coaching basketball at Princeton | ||||||
20 | and Buda Western High Schools and track at Princeton High |
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1 | School; and
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2 | WHEREAS, After his time in the private sector, Craig Watson | ||||||
3 | returned to Traughber and Oswego High School for one year as a | ||||||
4 | teacher and coach before heading to Minooka High School to | ||||||
5 | teach English and coach basketball, track, and cross country; | ||||||
6 | and | ||||||
7 | WHEREAS, In 1992, Craig Watson returned to Oswego High | ||||||
8 | School, where he remained until his retirement; and
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9 | WHEREAS, While at Oswego High School, Craig Watson taught | ||||||
10 | English while serving as the assistant varsity boys basketball | ||||||
11 | coach, athletic director, and varsity boys basketball coach; | ||||||
12 | and
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13 | WHEREAS, Craig Watson retired as Oswego High School's | ||||||
14 | assistant principal for operations; and | ||||||
15 | WHEREAS, Craig Watson has earned several distinguished | ||||||
16 | accolades, including OHS Male Teacher of the Year, Village of | ||||||
17 | Oswego Outstanding Educator, Those Who Excel Award of Merit | ||||||
18 | from the Illinois State Board of Education, OHS Athletic Hall | ||||||
19 | of Fame inductee, and Illinois Athletic Directors Hall of Fame | ||||||
20 | inductee; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Craig Watson took pride in the fact that, while | ||||||
2 | serving as Athletic Director, 90% of OHS varsity sports teams | ||||||
3 | earned the IHSA's All-Academic Achievement Award and OHS | ||||||
4 | student-athletes earned 5 State trophies, including 2 State | ||||||
5 | championships; and | ||||||
6 | WHEREAS, Craig Watson has spent a total of 30 years in | ||||||
7 | education, 25 of them being in District 308; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Craig Watson is recognized by his colleagues for | ||||||
9 | his caring and compassionate style and is a highly respected | ||||||
10 | leader and mentor to both students and staff; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
12 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
13 | we congratulate Craig Watson on his 30 years as an educator and | ||||||
14 | athletic coach and for his retirement; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to Craig Watson as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
17 | esteem.
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