HR0109 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Illinois State Museum shines a spotlight on Generation X with the opening of its new exhibition, Growing Up X; and

WHEREAS, The exhibition explores the toys, technologies, and cultural touchstones surrounding Gen Xers in their childhood; museum visitors will see items familiar to anyone who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, such as telephones with cords, record and cassette players, Apple IIe computers, Teddy Ruxpin, and parachute pants; and

WHEREAS, A feature of the exhibition is a section called "A Generation of eXcellence", which looks at the Gen X high school experience through the lens of Chicago's Robert Lindblom Technical High School (Robert Lindblom Math and Science Academy); and

WHEREAS, Photos, memorabilia, and recollections from Lindblom alumni shed light on what it was like to attend a selective-enrollment high school for the first generation born after the civil rights movement; and

WHEREAS, "Lindblom Day" is March 10, 2023 in Springfield, where the exhibition will be honored through ceremonies, activities, and celebrations with Lindblom students and alumni participating in the events of the day; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare March 10, 2023 as "Lindblom High School Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the principal of Robert Lindblom Math and Science Academy as a symbol of our respect and esteem.