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3	3	1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
4	4	2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
5	5	3 Representatives wish to congratulate Leyden Community High
6	6	4 School District 212 on the occasion of its 100th anniversary;
7	7	5 and
8	8	6 WHEREAS, Leyden Community High School District 212 serves
9	9	7 the residents of the Village of Franklin Park, the Village of
10	10	8 Melrose Park, the City of Northlake, the Village of River
11	11	9 Grove, the Village of Rosemont, the Village of Schiller Park,
12	12	10 and Leyden Township; and
13	13	11 WHEREAS, For nearly a century, the story of Leyden
14	14	12 Community High School District 212 has been one of constant
15	15	13 expansion and progress; and
16	16	14 WHEREAS, In 1913, a two-year high school was started in a
17	17	15 portable building, and by 1918, there were 20 students
18	18	16 enrolled; and
19	19	17 WHEREAS, In 1924, Leyden Community High School was
20	20	18 organized as Leyden Community High School District 212, and in
21	21	19 1927, a 16-room building was completed; and
22	22	20 WHEREAS, In 1930, Leyden Community High School District
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31	31	1 212's population was 4,000 with 246 high school students; and
32	32	2 WHEREAS, In 1940, Leyden Community High School District
33	33	3 212's population grew to 10,000 with 600 high school students;
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35	35	5 WHEREAS, In 1950, rapid post-war growth brought Leyden
36	36	6 Community High School District 212's population up to 45,000
37	37	7 with 1,100 high school students; and
38	38	8 WHEREAS, From 1954 to 1955, over 60% of East Leyden High
39	39	9 School's construction was completed; and
40	40	10 WHEREAS, In 1957, West Leyden High School's construction
41	41	11 began, and the school opened its doors to welcome freshmen and
42	42	12 sophomore students on September 8, 1959, relieving
43	43	13 overcrowding at East Leyden High School; and
44	44	14 WHEREAS, In 1962, West Leyden High School celebrated its
45	45	15 first graduating class; and
46	46	16 WHEREAS, From 1965 to 1969, West Leyden High School housed
47	47	17 Triton Junior College; and
48	48	18 WHEREAS, In 1972, East Leyden High School gained a
49	49	19 three-story addition, housing the media center, the social
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60	60	1 studies department, and EL support; and
61	61	2 WHEREAS, From 1974 to 1975, Leyden Community High School
62	62	3 District 212 celebrated "Fifty Years of Excellence"; and
63	63	4 WHEREAS, In 1977, Leyden Community High School District
64	64	5 212 won state championships in wrestling and football; and
65	65	6 WHEREAS, In 1981, Leyden Community High School District
66	66	7 212 combined its schools' athletic and fine arts programs; and
67	67	8 WHEREAS, Leyden Community High School District 212's two
68	68	9 schools enjoy the highest accreditation given by the AdvancED
69	69	10 and the Educational Service Region of Cook County, and during
70	70	11 the 1983-1984 school year, East Leyden High School was
71	71	12 recognized as one of the State's finest high schools; and
72	72	13 WHEREAS, During the 1984-1985 school year, both East
73	73	14 Leyden and West Leyden High Schools were recognized by the
74	74	15 U.S. Department of Education and then-U.S. President Ronald
75	75	16 Reagan as Blue Ribbon Schools; and
76	76	17 WHEREAS, In 2010, Leyden Community High School District
77	77	18 212 achieved district accreditation status due to its
78	78	19 commitment to continuous improvement and was once again
79	79	20 awarded district accreditation due in part to it promoting
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90	90	1 genuine care and concern for students, creating a pervasive
91	91	2 culture of trust and personal bonds between staff and
92	92	3 students; and
93	93	4 WHEREAS, During the 2012-2013 school year, all Leyden
94	94	5 Community High School District 212 students received a
95	95	6 computer as an instructional tool to foster an environment of
96	96	7 critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and
97	97	8 creativity; and
98	98	9 WHEREAS, In 2014, Leyden Community High School District
99	99	10 212 was recognized by the College Board as the National
100	100	11 Advanced Placement School of the Year; and
101	101	12 WHEREAS, In 2015, Leyden Community High School District
102	102	13 212 was selected as one of three school districts in the State
103	103	14 of Illinois to pilot e-learning days; and
104	104	15 WHEREAS, In 2016, Leyden Community High School District
105	105	16 212 updated its mission and vision statement, gaining the term
106	106	17 "Educate, Enrich, and Empower: Students and Communities" as
107	107	18 its mission and the Board of Education's vision of "Doing
108	108	19 what's best for the kids" as its motto; and
109	109	20 WHEREAS, On May 18, 2017, West Leyden High School broke
110	110	21 ground on its $35 million construction project, and on March
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121	121	1 15, 2018, East Leyden High School broke ground on its $55
122	122	2 million project to provide for additional classrooms, student
123	123	3 common spaces, renovated cafeterias, and more; and
124	124	4 WHEREAS, Leyden Community High School District 212's
125	125	5 schools are steeped in excellence, tradition, diversity, and
126	126	6 opportunity, and they currently have approximately 3,600
127	127	7 students and 237 teachers, of whom 82% hold master's degrees
128	128	8 or higher; and
129	129	9 WHEREAS, Leyden Community High School District 212 offers
130	130	10 something for every student through its wide range of gifted
131	131	11 education programs, honors and advanced placement courses, and
132	132	12 comprehensive vocational and career education programs; and
133	133	13 WHEREAS, Leyden Community High School District 212
134	134	14 students also have the opportunity to participate in 29
135	135	15 interscholastic sports and over 100 clubs and activities; and
136	136	16 WHEREAS, By constantly upgrading its curriculum, programs,
137	137	17 resources, and supports and by working in partnership with
138	138	18 students, parents, and the Leyden community, Leyden Community
139	139	19 High School District 212 will continue to create a positive
140	140	20 learning environment consistent with the district's mission
141	141	21 statement, "Educate, Enrich, Empower: Students and
142	142	22 Communities"; therefore, be it
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153	153	1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
154	154	2 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
155	155	3 we congratulate Leyden Community High School District 212 on
156	156	4 the official celebration of its 100th anniversary; and be it
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