[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 93 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 93

 Recognizing Lincoln Park High School for its educational excellence, 
 congratulating the faculty and staff of Lincoln Park High School for 
  their efforts, and encouraging the faculty, staff, and students of 
  Lincoln Park High School to continue their good work into the next 
                              millennium.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 4, 1999

  Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Fitzgerald) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
                          Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing Lincoln Park High School for its educational excellence, 
 congratulating the faculty and staff of Lincoln Park High School for 
  their efforts, and encouraging the faculty, staff, and students of 
  Lincoln Park High School to continue their good work into the next 
                              millennium.

Whereas 1999 marks the centennial anniversary of the establishment of Lincoln 
        Park High School;
Whereas Lincoln Park High School is the oldest continually operated high school 
        building in the Chicago Public School System;
Whereas Lincoln Park High School has been a cornerstone of the community and an 
        educational leader in Chicago for 100 years;
Whereas over 100,000 students have graduated from Lincoln Park High School, with 
        85 percent of those students pursuing higher education;
Whereas throughout its existence, Lincoln Park High School has created an 
        environment of academic excellence and has produced many Illinois State 
        Scholars and National Merit Scholars;
Whereas Lincoln Park High School has been a leader in education, being the first 
        school in Illinois to offer the International Baccalaureate program;
Whereas Lincoln Park High School has been a racially integrated institution 
        throughout its 100-year history;
Whereas Lincoln Park High School has provided stability to the community in 
        times of need, through World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, 
        the Korean conflict, the civil rights struggle, and the Vietnam era; and
Whereas Lincoln Park High School is consistently among the top public high 
        schools in both test scores and other measures of academic achievement: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes Lincoln Park High School for its educational 
        excellence;
            (2) congratulates the faculty and staff of Lincoln Park 
        High School for their efforts; and
            (3) encourages the faculty, staff, and students of Lincoln 
        Park High School to continue their good work into the next 
        millennium.
    Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this 
resolution to the principal of Lincoln Park High School.
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