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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Samina Khan on the 
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occasion of winning a Golden Apple Teaching Award; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Golden Apple Teaching Award was created in 
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1985 to honor outstanding Chicago-area teachers; the program 
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has grown into an institution that continues to recognize 
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gifted teachers, as well as prepare and strengthen teachers who 
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make a critical difference in the lives of all children, 
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particularly those from disadvantaged schools; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Samina Khan, a graduate of Northeastern 
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University, teaches sixth through eighth grade science at Clark 
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Academic Preparatory Magnet High School in Chicago; her 
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students regularly compete and receive accolades at a number of 
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science fairs; she was recruited by the Chicago Public Schools 
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through the Global Educators Outreach program, which selected 
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only 50 people from a pool of thousands of candidates from 23 
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counties; and

 
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    WHEREAS, For winning the Golden Apple Teaching Award, 
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Samina Khan will receive a tuition-free spring-term sabbatical 
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at Northwestern University, a personal computer from IBM, 
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$3,000, and membership into the Golden Apple Academy of 
 


 






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Educators; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Samina Khan serves as a model of hard work, 
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integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
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Illinois; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Samina Khan on occasion of winning a Golden Apple 
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Teaching Award and wish her continued success in the future; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Samina Khan as a symbol of our esteem and respect.