HR1454 LRB095 21972 GRL 52239 r

1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Brooke Tippet
4 Thompson on the occasion of winning a Golden Apple Teaching
5 Award; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Golden Apple Teaching Award was created in
7 1985 to honor outstanding Chicago-area teachers; the program
8 has grown into an institution that continues to recognize
9 gifted teachers, as well as prepare and strengthen teachers who
10 make a critical difference in the lives of all children,
11 particularly those from disadvantaged schools; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Brooke Tippet Thompson has been teaching
13 Kindergarten through eighth grade music at the Pierce School of
14 International Studies in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood
15 for the past 10 years; a former opera singer, she uses music to
16 reinforce lessons in language arts, math, and science; she also
17 holds national certification for teaching music; and
 
18     WHEREAS, For winning the Golden Apple Teaching Award,
19 Brooke Tippet Thompson will receive a tuition-free spring-term
20 sabbatical at Northwestern University, a personal computer
21 from IBM, $3,000, and membership into the Golden Apple Academy
22 of Educators; and
 

 

 

HR1454 - 2 - LRB095 21972 GRL 52239 r

1     WHEREAS, Brooke Tippet Thompson serves as a model of hard
2 work, 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 Brooke Tippet Thompson on occasion of winning a
7 Golden Apple Teaching Award and wish her continued success in
8 the future; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Brooke Tippet Thompson as a symbol of our esteem
11 and respect.