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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, St. Alphonsus Lignori School in Prospect Heights
3 was presented with the nation's top award for excellence in
4 education by the U.S. Department of Education; the parochial
5 school was named a 2004 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School
6 of Excellence; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Blue Ribbon is the highest designation for
8 both public and private schools to receive; it is awarded to
9 schools that either meet or exceed state testing requirements
10 or to schools that have made great strides in closing
11 achievement gaps; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Only 14 schools in Illinois received the Blue
13 Ribbon Award and only two of them were parochial schools, both
14 under the Archdiocese of Chicago; and
 
15     WHEREAS, St. Alphonsus Lignori is a school of 315 students
16 from preschool through eighth grade; it earned the award by
17 posting high scores from its March 2003 Terra Nova standardized
18 tests, which were above Blue Ribbon requirements; therefore, be
19 it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22 we congratulate the students, faculty, and staff of St.
23 Alphonsus Lignori School on being named a 2004 No Child Left
24 Behind Blue Ribbon School of Excellence; and be it further
 
25     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to St. Alphonsus Lignori School as an expression of
27 our respect and esteem.