Full Text of HR0484 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate John Szabo on the occasion | 4 | | of his retirement as Athletic Director at Bloomington High | 5 | | School (BHS); and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, John Szabo is retiring from his position as | 7 | | Athletic Director at Bloomington
High School in Bloomington | 8 | | School District 87 after 22 years; he taught
Physical Education | 9 | | for 11 years and also served as Head Coach for Boys' Track & | 10 | | Field
and Boys' & Girls' Cross Country; he spent a total of 33 | 11 | | years at BHS; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Szabo led BHS's Boys' Track & Field team to | 13 | | 10 indoor and 8
outdoor conference championships, 5 Illinois | 14 | | High School Association (IHSA) Sectional Championships, and | 15 | | one
3rd place finish in the 2013 IHSA State Track Meet, giving | 16 | | BHS its first State trophy; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, John Szabo led BHS's Boys' & Girls' Cross Country | 18 | | team to 11 conference
championships, 16 IHSA Regional | 19 | | Championships, and one IHSA Sectional
Championship, with, over | 20 | | the years, 13 boys' teams and one girls' team,
qualifying for | 21 | | IHSA State Cross Country Meets; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Szabo was honored as Class AA Outstanding | 2 | | Athletic Director of the Year in
2001 and 2003; he was inducted | 3 | | into the Illinois Track & Cross Country Coaches
Association | 4 | | Hall of Fame in 2005, was selected National Federation of State | 5 | | High School
Associations Track & Field Coach of the Year in | 6 | | 2006, and was honored as Illinois
Athletic Directors | 7 | | Association Class 3A/4A Athletic Director of the Year in 2010; | 8 | | and | 9 | | WHEREAS, John Szabo has unselfishly given his time before, | 10 | | during, and after school hours to
support the Raiders in their | 11 | | endeavors; he demonstrates his belief that every athlete in
| 12 | | every sport is important; he was an outstanding mentor to | 13 | | youth, including 47 All-State
Track & Field athletes and 13 | 14 | | All-State Cross Country runners; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, John Szabo was instrumental in upgrading and | 16 | | improving athletic facilities at BHS,
benefiting all students | 17 | | in District 87; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, John Szabo has served as an active member of many | 19 | | local boards and service clubs; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, John Szabo has a wonderful family; he has been | 21 | | married to Judy for more than 30
years, and they have 2 adult | 22 | | children, Ashley and Andy, who both are graduates
from BHS and |
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| 1 | | from college; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 | | congratulate John Szabo on his retirement as Athletic Director | 5 | | at Bloomington High School; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to John Szabo as an expression of our esteem and | 8 | | respect.
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