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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Mary Pat Palumbo on  47 
4years of service as a teacher at Bridgeport Catholic Academy in 
5Chicago; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Mary Palumbo began teaching in 1970; in 1985, she 
7educated the intermediate grades and junior high school; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Mary Palumbo has played many roles, including 
9serving as assistant principal, junior high coordinator, 
10eucharistic minister, and on the curriculum evaluation team; 
11she prepared students for the sacrament of Confirmation, the 
128th grade U.S. Constitution Test, and coordinated graduation 
13ceremony and  activities; she has served as the moderator of the 
14National Current Events Team, co-directs the Literacy 
15Magazine, and serves as the social studies coordinator; she 
16organized and coached a student team for their  participation in 
17the television program "Know Your Heritage"; she also served as 
18a mission coordinator and CCD instructor; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Mary Palumbo's many awards and tributes speak 
20volumes about her esteemed status among her colleagues and 
21students; she composed a portion of the paper, "The Building of 
22Chicago - Choices and Changes", which was published in the 
 
 
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1Chicago Tribune Education Services; she also participated in 
2the National Endowment for the Humanities sponsored project, 
3"Personal Profiles of Chicago's Economic History"; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Mary Palumbo holds a Bachelor of Arts in History 
5with a minor in Sociology from the University of St. Francis; 
6she holds a certificate for secondary education and has worked 
7towards her master's degree from DePaul University; she also 
8has credit hours in developmental education and 
9neurodevelopmental learning; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Mary Palumbo's energy, creativity, and passion 
11for teaching has been an inspiration to her many, many 
12students; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
14HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
15congratulate Mary Pat Palumbo on  47 years of service as a 
16teacher at Bridgeport Catholic Academy, and we wish her the 
17best in all her future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to Mary Palumbo as an expression of our esteem and 
20respect.