Full Text of HR1291 95th General Assembly
HR1291 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, A seven-member City Colleges of Chicago academic | 3 |
| team, made up of freshmen and sophomores from Richard J. Daley | 4 |
| College, Harold Washington College, Harry S. Truman College, | 5 |
| and Wilbur Wright College, won first place in an elimination | 6 |
| round competition against seven other colleges in the "Know | 7 |
| Your Heritage: Hispanic College Quiz Bowl" on April 5, 2008; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, The City Colleges of Chicago student team competed | 10 |
| against public and private four-year colleges and | 11 |
| universities, and one other community college from around the | 12 |
| United States; and
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| WHEREAS, The academic team was notified, selected, and | 14 |
| prepared for competition within twenty-three days of the | 15 |
| competition, while other schools had been preparing for | 16 |
| significantly longer; this victory is a testament to the team's | 17 |
| knowledge of the material, presentation skills, and commitment | 18 |
| to the intensive studying process; and
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| WHEREAS, For winning the competition, team members | 20 |
| received a $550 Chancellor's Fund for Excellence Scholarship, a | 21 |
| 24-credit-hour tuition waiver from their individual colleges, | 22 |
| and were honored in a public ceremony at Kennedy-King College |
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| on April 30, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, The objective of the "Know Your Heritage: Hispanic | 3 |
| College Quiz Bowl" is to generate a high level of excitement | 4 |
| and enthusiasm by featuring Hispanic College students from | 5 |
| around the country showcasing their knowledge of Hispanic | 6 |
| history; and
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| WHEREAS, The "Know Your Heritage: Hispanic College Quiz | 8 |
| Bowl" competition will broadcast nationally from September 13 | 9 |
| to October 26, 2008, during Hispanic Heritage Month, on NBC; | 10 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| congratulate City Colleges of Chicago students Rosa Delgado, | 14 |
| Lucero Herrera, Isabelle Lara, Juan Martinez, Alejandro | 15 |
| Rodriguez, Yunuen Rodriguez, and Carolina Verdial, as well as | 16 |
| academic coaches Maria T. Fregoso, Michael Mundt, Juan Nunez, | 17 |
| and Julio Abreu, for earning national honors by capturing first | 18 |
| place in the "Know Your Heritage: Hispanic College Quiz Bowl"; | 19 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the City Colleges of Chicago students and coaches | 22 |
| as an expression of our esteem.
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