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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Students of Harry D. Jacobs High School in
3 Algonquin were inspired to participate in the 2006-2007 Project
4 Ignition program; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Project Ignition, sponsored by State Farm and
6 coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council, gives
7 high school students and their teachers a unique opportunity to
8 work together in addressing the critical issues of teen driver
9 safety and how it affects them, their community, and the world
10 around them; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The Jacobs High School team, including 12 students
12 and 4 teachers designed the "In the Blink of an Eye - Think
13 Before You Drive" public service campaign to increase safe
14 driving among teenagers, reduce the number of teen-related
15 crashes, and create community awareness for various
16 transportation concerns; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The team's teen-to-teen campaign incorporates
18 numerous projects and school-wide and community-wide
19 initiatives targeting all forms of dangerous driving; and
 
20     WHEREAS, The Jacobs High School Project Ignition team has
21 been selected as one of ten finalists from across the country,

 

 

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1 winning a $5,000 stipend from State Farm to travel to the
2 National Youth Leadership Council's 18th Annual National
3 Service-Learning Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico in
4 March 2007, to present their "In the Blink of an Eye - Think
5 Before You Drive" program before an international audience and
6 a renowned panel of judges; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Jacobs High School team will compete for the
8 national "Best of the Best" award and a grant of $10,000 to be
9 used to continue the project; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The State of Illinois proudly recognizes the
11 dedication and hard work by this outstanding team, and commends
12 all those involved in making this project a success and in
13 making a positive difference in our communities and across the
14 State; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 congratulate the students and faculty of Harry D. Jacobs High
18 School for their award-winning Project Ignition campaign, "In
19 the Blink of an Eye - Think Before You Drive," promoting teen
20 driving safety; and be it further
 
21     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22 presented to the teachers and students of the Project Ignition

 

 

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1 program at Harry D. Jacobs High School in Algonquin as a symbol
2 of our esteem.