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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Marie Sklodowska Curie
4Metropolitan High School for being named the World's Best
5School Supporting Healthy Lives in an international
6competition sponsored by T4, a nonprofit organization focused
7on connecting teachers from around the world to improve
8education globally and share best practices; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The competition seeks to find schools that are
10making tangible impacts on the lives of students and the wider
11community, and schools are judged on their vision,
12programming, and resources to support healthy student lives;
13specifically, the best school award recognizes the school's
14Behavioral Health Team and its use of the fine arts curriculum
15to enrich students' lives and address mental health issues;
16and
 
17    WHEREAS, Curie Metropolitan High School is the only U.S.
18school to win this award, which is sponsored by T4 in
19partnership with American Express and Accenture, and win an
20accompanying $50,000 grant from T4 Education; the panel of 200
21judges were impressed with the school's robust arts
22programming and its focus on supporting students; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Curie Metropolitan High School is a public
2four–year magnet high school located in the Archer Heights
3neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago; it serves
4nearly 3,000 students and is the third largest high school in
5the Chicago Public School system; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The award is a testament to the engaging work of
7the faculty, staff, and administrators to provide students
8with mental health supports, wraparound services, and art
9enrichment programs; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
11HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12we congratulate Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High
13School for being named the World's Best School Supporting
14Healthy Lives; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to Curie Metropolitan High School Principal Homero
17Peñuelas, Ed.D.