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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING MOTHER MCAULEY'S SCIENCE BOWL TEAM
WHEREAS, the members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners are proud to recognize excellence in school academic clubs and activities; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners recognizes the importance of academic clubs and activities in developing the qualities of teamwork, respect, hard work and dedication in young adults; and
WHEREAS, the Mother McAuley High School's Science Bowl team displayed those qualities and collaborated with their coaches Dr. Roz Iasillo and Dr. Tom Juliano, to achieve great success when they won the Chicago Regional championship on February 22, 2014 at Evanston High School; and
WHEREAS, winning the Regional championship earned the Mother McAuley Science Bowl team an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. to compete for the National Championship; and
WHEREAS, the National Science Bowl is a highly competitive science education and academic event among teams of high school and middle school students who compete in a fast-paced verbal forum to solve technical problems and answer questions in all branches of science and math; and
WHEREAS, the National Science Bowl was held April 24-28, 2014 and is an event which includes several days of science activities sponsored by the Department of Energy, cutting-edge science seminars, sightseeing, an engineering competition and culminates with the championship of the National Science Bowl; and
WHEREAS, the Mother McAuley team is one of 68 teams that competed for the title and the only team representing an all-girls high school; and
WHEREAS, the Mother McAuley team represented their school admirably, competing through all 11 rounds of the competition, impressed many, and finished especially well in the Engineering Design Challenge Competition; and
WHEREAS, the Mother McAuley Science Bowl competing team included seniors Siobhan Bennett, Rayn Davis, Diana Sanchez and junior Sarah Dynia with supporting team members seniors Tiffany Anderson, Montana Ford, Juliana Magnan and junior Jessica Marchetti.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners join their family, friends and community in congratulating the moderator and members of the Mother McAuley High School Science Bowl team on their great achievements and their sense of teamwork, respect, hard work and dedication; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be spread across the official text of the proceedings of this honorable body and that suitable copies hereof be presented to the coaches, Science Bowl team members and administrators of Mother McAuley High School.
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