HR1453 LRB095 21974 GRL 52241 r

1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Donnell White on
4 the occasion of winning a Golden Apple Teaching Award; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Golden Apple Teaching Award was created in
6 1985 to honor outstanding Chicago-area teachers; the program
7 has grown into an institution that continues to recognize
8 gifted teachers, as well as prepare and strengthen teachers who
9 make a critical difference in the lives of all children,
10 particularly those from disadvantaged schools; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Donnell White teaches seventh and eighth grade
12 math at Clark Academic Preparatory Magnet High School on the
13 West Side of Chicago; he carefully considers the teaching
14 methods he uses to accommodate different learning styles in his
15 classroom and has created an organization called Proud Young
16 Men to help his male students overcome academic apathy; and
 
17     WHEREAS, For winning the Golden Apple Teaching Award,
18 Donnell White will receive a tuition-free spring-term
19 sabbatical at Northwestern University, a personal computer
20 from IBM, $3,000, and membership into the Golden Apple Academy
21 of Educators; and
 

 

 

HR1453 - 2 - LRB095 21974 GRL 52241 r

1     WHEREAS, Donnell White serves as a model of hard work,
2 integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
3 Illinois; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 congratulate Donnell White on occasion of winning a Golden
7 Apple Teaching Award and wish him continued success in the
8 future; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Donnell White as a symbol of our esteem and
11 respect.