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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Mira Dedhia of Western 
4Springs on finishing 3rd in the 2017 National Spelling Bee; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The National Spelling Bee  began with 291 
6participants; Mira Dedhia was one of 40 to advance to the final 
7round; and
  
 
  
8    WHEREAS, Mira Dedhia set out with a goal of making it to 
9the finals and being on ESPN; and
 
  
10    WHEREAS, Mira Dedhia is an 8th grader at McClure Junior 
11High School in Western Springs; this is the second consecutive 
12year that she advanced to the national competition; 2017 was  
13the 5th consecutive year in which someone from Western Springs 
14advanced to the national competition; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Mira Dedhia's mother, Lekshmi Nair, competed in 
16the National Spelling Bee from 1988 through 1990; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Mira Dedhia received a cash prize of $20,000 for 
18her 3rd place finish; therefore, be it
  
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
 
 
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1HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
2congratulate Mira Dedhia on finishing 3rd in the 2017 National 
3Spelling Bee, and we wish her many more successful years; and 
4be it further
  
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
6presented to Mira Dedhia as a symbol of our respect and esteem.