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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
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| 3 | congratulate the St. Francis High School (SFHS) vocal music | ||||||
| 4 | program on achieving first place at the 2023 Illinois High | ||||||
| 5 | School Association (IHSA) Class A Vocal Solo & Ensemble | ||||||
| 6 | Contest; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The IHSA Vocal Solo & Ensemble Contest is a | ||||||
| 8 | yearly event for Illinois high school students to vocally | ||||||
| 9 | perform as individuals, small ensembles, and smaller choirs; | ||||||
| 10 | students prepare for the contest in January and February, and | ||||||
| 11 | they then perform their selected pieces before contest judges | ||||||
| 12 | at various schools around Illinois on the first Saturday of | ||||||
| 13 | March; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The SFHS vocal music program's first place finish | ||||||
| 15 | in 2023 marks its fourth consecutive year placing first at the | ||||||
| 16 | IHSA Vocal Solo & Ensemble Contest; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, In 2020, the SFHS vocal music program performed | ||||||
| 18 | in person and received the most points in the Class A school | ||||||
| 19 | size division, earning them first place in the IHSA Class A | ||||||
| 20 | Vocal Solo & Ensemble Contest; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, In 2021, the SFHS vocal music program performed | ||||||
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| 1 | virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic and received the most | ||||||
| 2 | points, placing first again in Class A; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, In 2022, the SFHS vocal music program returned to | ||||||
| 4 | performing in person and again achieved first place, | ||||||
| 5 | completing the threepeat; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, This year, the SFHS vocal music program performed | ||||||
| 7 | in person, achieving a rare fourpeat through placing first | ||||||
| 8 | once again; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The SFHS vocal music program is led by Vocal | ||||||
| 10 | Music Director Nina Schroeder and Music Director and Chair of | ||||||
| 11 | Performing and Visual Arts Bob Mamminga; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the | ||||||
| 14 | St. Francis High School (SFHS) vocal music program on | ||||||
| 15 | achieving first place at the 2023 Illinois High School | ||||||
| 16 | Association (IHSA) Class A Vocal Solo & Ensemble Contest, | ||||||
| 17 | marking its fourth consecutive first place finish; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 20 | presented to the SFHS vocal music program as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 21 | respect and
esteem.
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