Full Text of HR1572 095th General Assembly
HR1572 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Amy Pugeda on the | 4 |
| occasion of winning the Freedoms Foundation George Washington | 5 |
| Honor Medal award for her notebook titled "The Balance of | 6 |
| Scholarship & Citizenship"; and
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| WHEREAS, Amy Pugeda currently serves as a 3rd grade teacher | 8 |
| at Johnson-Wabash Elementary School, a position she has worked | 9 |
| at since the school's opening in August of 2001; the school's | 10 |
| district, the Ferguson-Florissant School District, is the only | 11 |
| predominately African-American school district to be fully | 12 |
| accredited in North St. Louis, Missouri; and
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| WHEREAS, During her 13 years of public service, Amy Pugeda | 14 |
| has made it her mission to integrate the values of self-pride, | 15 |
| responsible citizenship, patriotism, and strong academics into | 16 |
| her classroom in order to enable future generations to become | 17 |
| the solid leaders and productive members of society that will | 18 |
| be required for the enduring strength of the nation; in | 19 |
| furtherance of these goals, her classroom is a positive | 20 |
| environment where learning, high standards, achievement, and | 21 |
| character development are held in equally high regards; and
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| WHEREAS, Amy Pugeda and her students participate in |
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| numerous activities in order to expose the children to | 2 |
| important facets of our society; her class actively | 3 |
| participates in the St. Louis Post Dispatch's Newspapers for | 4 |
| Education program, where the class reads the newspaper in order | 5 |
| to gain awareness of current events and the world around them; | 6 |
| the class hosts many guest speakers, who help the children | 7 |
| develop a knowledge of careers; the class has also adopted a | 8 |
| United States Air Force soldier overseas to communicate with | 9 |
| and has communicated with United States Representative William | 10 |
| "Lacy" Clay, Jr. to express their thoughts and ides to improve | 11 |
| the environment; and
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| WHEREAS, Amy Pugeda currently serves as the student council | 13 |
| leader at Johnson-Wabash Elementary School; as student council | 14 |
| leader, she has participated in numerous charitable events at | 15 |
| the school, including the raising of over $1,000 in charitable | 16 |
| donations for the American Diabetes Association and the | 17 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and participation in The Power of | 18 |
| 11 Cents: A Celebration of Our Nation's Patriotism fund; the | 19 |
| class has also organized and conducted a successful food drive | 20 |
| for a local food pantry and a fundraising drive to provide | 21 |
| hats, scarves, mittens, socks, and gift cards for those in need | 22 |
| at the school; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, Amy Pugeda's students excel in their studies as a | 24 |
| result of her inspired leadership; her class has been |
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| recognized for scoring in the Top Ten for Missouri for their | 2 |
| standardized Missouri Assessment Program scores and have | 3 |
| achieved reading gains of at least one year's growth for 100 | 4 |
| percent of her class; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Amy Pugeda's dedication to her profession, her | 6 |
| willingness to serve her community, and her unwavering | 7 |
| patriotism make her a model for the people of the State of | 8 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| congratulate Amy Pugeda on the occasion of winning the Freedoms | 12 |
| Foundation George Washington Honor Medal award and wish her | 13 |
| continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Amy Pugeda as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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