Full Text of HR0804 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend and congratulate Marta | 4 | | Lockwood for her many contributions to her students and the | 5 | | State of Illinois; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Association of Family, Career and Community | 7 | | Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a national student organization | 8 | | that helps young men and women become better leaders in their | 9 | | families, careers, and communities; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Students learn skills for life, including | 11 | | planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision making, and | 12 | | interpersonal communication; FCCLA is the only student | 13 | | organization with the family as its central focus; members | 14 | | have the opportunity to demonstrate leadership skills through | 15 | | participating in proficiency events, showcasing community | 16 | | service projects, exploring careers, attending educational | 17 | | sessions, and serving as an elected officer; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Marta Lockwood started teaching Family and | 19 | | Consumer Science at Sullivan High School in the fall of 1987; | 20 | | she has advised four state officers and numerous state and | 21 | | national STAR event winners; she has received numerous local | 22 | | awards and award nominations for Excellence in Teaching; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Marta Lockwood was contacted by the Illinois | 2 | | FCCLA to work alongside Norma Gill, the FCCLA Executive | 3 | | Director at the time who was nearing retirement; she agreed | 4 | | and then served as the FCCLA State Competitive Events | 5 | | Coordinator from 1993 to 1998 and then as the Leadership | 6 | | Consultant for Illinois FCCLA from 1998 to 2001; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, After eight years of on-the-job training, Marta | 8 | | Lockwood was hired to replace Norma Gill as Executive Director | 9 | | of Illinois FCCLA in the Fall of 2001; she began serving as the | 10 | | Illinois FCCLA Executive Director part time during her 15th | 11 | | and final year in the classroom as a Family and Consumer | 12 | | Science teacher at Sullivan High School; she started as the | 13 | | full-time Illinois FCCLA Executive Director in June 2002; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Marta Lockwood became a leader for the National | 15 | | FCCLA State Advisors team and served as the Lead Coordinator | 16 | | for the National FCCLA Parliamentary Procedure STAR event and | 17 | | the FCCLA Knowledge Bowl; she was named the National FCCLA | 18 | | State Adviser of the Year in 2005; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Closer to home, Marta Lockwood has served as the | 20 | | Secretary-Treasurer and Chairperson for the Illinois | 21 | | Coordinating Council for Career and Technical Student | 22 | | Organizations (ICCCTSO) and became the Director for the annual |
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| 1 | | ICCCTSO Seminar four years ago; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Marta Lockwood's leadership has been vital to the | 3 | | success of the Illinois FCCLA, the National FCCLA, and the | 4 | | ICCCTSO, which has prompted the establishment of the Marta | 5 | | Lockwood FCCLA Leadership Scholarship; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 7 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we commend and congratulate Marta Lockwood for her many | 9 | | contributions to her students and the State of Illinois; and | 10 | | be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Marta Lockwood as an expression of our esteem and | 13 | | respect.
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