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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor achievements in
4 education in the lives of citizens of the State of Illinois;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Steven Gross of Wilmette, Illinois became one of
7 only 141 students nationwide to be named Presidential Scholar
8 this year; and
9 WHEREAS, As part of the award, Steven will travel to
10 Washington D.C. to receive it and to meet with government
11 officials and highly accomplished people from several fields
12 of art and science; and
13 WHEREAS, This award caps four years in which Steven took
14 on, and usually excelled at, a wide variety of academics and
15 extracurriculars, such as the honors program, football,
16 science, foreign language, and theater; and
17 WHEREAS, Steven's academic achievements include: a
18 National Merit Scholarship, being a Illinois State Scholar, a
19 certificate with merit on the National Greek Exam, and awards
20 specific to other areas such as math, science, and yearbook
21 editing; and
22 WHEREAS, As part of his studies for Loyola's Dumbach
23 honors program, Steven performed service work which included
24 visiting Alzheimer's patients, working with physically and
25 mentally disabled people on fitness and weight training, and
26 after-school tutoring at an Evanston school; he also spent
27 part of a summer at a Habitat for Humanity project in South
28 Dakota; he plans to take on another Habitat project before he
29 starts classes at Duke University, where he plans to take
30 pre-med courses; and
31 WHEREAS, As part of his Presidential Scholar trip, Steven
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1 was asked to invite the educator considered most influential
2 in his life; he invited James O'Loughlin, who taught him
3 freshman English; Steven credits O'Loughlin with teaching him
4 to write, which in turn has helped him secure much of what he
5 has earned; and
6 WHEREAS, Steven Gross shares his outstanding achievements
7 with his proud parents, Mark and Christine Gross; therefore,
8 be it
9 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11 we congratulate Steven Gross of Wilmette, Illinois on his
12 recognition as being a Presidential Scholar this year; and be
13 it further
14 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to Steven Gross as an expression of our esteem.