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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, In November of 1972, superintendents from Lake 
3County Schools met to discuss the need for a new vocational 
4center; a referendum was held and passed in December of 1973

5and groundbreaking began on July 10, 1975; on September 1, 
61977, 33 buses from
19 participating high schools transported 
71,230 students to the Lake County Area
Vocational Center for 
8the first day of classes; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Lake County High Schools Technology Campus, known 
10as the Tech Campus, is an extension of many area high schools 
11designed for high school
students to attend classes in a 
12specific career training program; the Tech Campus is regarded

13as one of the best career and technical education training 
14facilities in the midwest with a highly
qualified staff 
15dedicated to excellence in career and technical education; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, With 22 member high schools throughout Lake and 
17McHenry Counties,
representing nearly 1,600 high school 
18students, the campus has one of the largest career
technical 
19secondary educational systems in the State of Illinois; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, The Tech Campus experience provides an 
21educational environment that supports
and encourages 
22individual learning styles, develops occupational skills and 
 
 
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1professionalism,
promotes academic growth, and assists 
2students in discovering their potential; in addition to
high 
3school credit, the Tech Campus, partnered with the College of 
4Lake County, allows
students the opportunity to earn college 
5credit at no cost; therefore, be it


  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
7HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
8encourage the Lake County High Schools Technology Campus to 
9change its name
to the Lake County College and Career Center 
10with the goal of changing the mentality of career
and technical 
11education and encouraging attending students to pursue careers 
12or college after
graduation; and be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14delivered to the Lake County High Schools Technology Campus.