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91_HR0748 LRB9113778CBcb 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Dr. Kenneth 3 Stellon is retiring as principal from Hadley Junior High 4 School in Glen Ellyn after sixteen years; and 5 WHEREAS, Dr. Stellon began the successful Exploratory 6 Program at the school, and has kept this program operating to 7 this day; and 8 WHEREAS, Dr. Stellon established the Special Education 9 Inclusion Program and enhanced the effectiveness of the 10 school's Academic Teaming approach; and 11 WHEREAS, Dr. Stellon established and promoted Student 12 Government Day, placing junior high students with local 13 government officials for a day; and he reestablished 14 effective communication between parents and the school; and 15 WHEREAS, In 1986, Dr. Stellon led the school to 16 recognition as one of the best schools in the nation with the 17 Excellence in Education award given by the United States 18 Department of Education; and 19 WHEREAS, Dr. Stellon began the Music Education Foundation 20 helping the Hadley Junior High Band, under the direction of 21 Donald Crews, to be selected for the last eight years to 22 perform at the Illinois Superstate Contest sponsored by the 23 University of Illinois School of Music; and 24 WHEREAS, Dr. Stellon has earned the respect and 25 admiration of all; therefore, be it 26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 27 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 28 we congratulate Dr. Kenneth Stellon on his retirement from 29 Hadley Junior High School and applaud all the devoted work he 30 has performed in his sixteen years at the school; and be it -2- LRB9113778CBcb 1 further 2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 3 presented to Dr. Kenneth Stellon.