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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the staff, faculty,
4alumni, parents, and students of Montini Catholic High School
5on the occasion of the school's 50th anniversary; and
 
6    WHEREAS, In 1963, 6 area parishes joined together to
7request that a high school be built in the area; subsequently,
8the Diocese of Joliet agreed to build Montini Catholic High
9School, which was sponsored by the De La Salle Christian
10Brothers, with the Adrian Dominican Sisters acting as
11co-administrators; Montini Catholic High School opened its
12doors in 1966, making the 2015-2016 school year its 50th year
13of education; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Montini Catholic High School will host a number of
15events throughout the year to honor the students, faculty,
16alumni, and their families for their 50 years of service to the
17community; the new school year began with an opening liturgy on
18August 21, 2015; during the school's homecoming football game,
19former football players, cheerleaders, and band members will be
20honored with a video on the jumbotron and former band members
21who still play their instruments are invited to play along with
22the school band; the school will then celebrate 50 years of
23basketball on January 9, 2016 and 50 years of baseball on April

 

 

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130, 2016; the school will also honor its music program at its
2winter concert on February 18, 2016 at the Wentz Concert Hall
3in Naperville, where choir alumni will be invited to perform
4with the students; the 50th anniversary celebration will wrap
5up with a dinner and dance on June 4, 2016 at the Drury Lane
6Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace, where there will be a video
7presentation of 50 years of Montini; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The members of this body are proud to celebrate
9the 50th anniversary of Montini Catholic High School and its
10mission of providing students with a well-rounded college
11preparatory education that focuses on the individual;
12therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15congratulate the staff, faculty, alumni, parents, and students
16of Montini Catholic High School on the occasion of the school's
1750th anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness
18in the future; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to the family of Montini Catholic High School as an
21expression of our esteem and respect.