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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Barbara J. Popish
4 on her retirement as Assistant Principal of Nightingale
5 Elementary School; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Barbara J. Popish has made a difference in the
7 lives of children in the Chicago Public Schools for 34 years;
8 she began her teaching career at Shields Elementary School,
9 then went on to teach at Aldridge Elementary School, Davis
10 School, and Nightingale Elementary School; she taught special
11 education students before moving on to teaching computer
12 science; she served as the technology coordinator at
13 Nightingale School; she was the Assistant Principal at
14 Nightingale School for five and a half years, where she became
15 a sought after administrator and mentor to every teacher at the
16 school; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Barbara J. Popish successfully ran school wide
18 projects such as the school newspaper, the TNT, and the Kid
19 Witness News; the KWN won many awards under her leadership; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Barbara J. Popish has a long and distinguished
21 record of public advocacy; she advocated for the Anti-Cruelty
22 Society; she represented the teachers on the Local School

 

 

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1 Council; she authored many grants for Nightingale School,
2 winning money and programs for the students and teachers; and
3 she worked closely with the PTA, linking parents and teachers
4 in partnership throughout her community; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Barbara J. Popish is married to the very
6 understanding BJ Parish; she is the daughter of Emma and the
7 late Andrew Popish; she is the sister of Dennis Popish; she is
8 the sister-in-law of Lois Popish; she is the aunt of Dana and
9 Todd Popish; and she is the cousin of Susan and her daughters
10 Kately, Sara, and Lauren; therefore, be it
 
11     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13 congratulate Barbara J. Popish on her retirement and wish her
14 continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
15 further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to Barbara J. Popish as a symbol of our esteem and
18 respect.