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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION HONORING THE ROLLING MEADOWS HIGH SCHOOL AGRICULTURE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, Rolling Meadows High School offers an innovative and unique agriculture program to students; and
WHEREAS, the Agricultural, Food and Natural Resources program is one of 16 nationally recognized career clusters; and
WHEREAS, the RMHS Agriculture Program offers career training in areas of Environmental Science Systems, food products and processing systems, plants and animal systems, and Power, Structural and Technical Systems; and
WHEREAS, Rolling Meadows' agriculture pathway offers students an array of career opportunities often overlooked in the suburbs, including veterinary science, agricultural engineering, food science and more.; and
WHEREAS, part of this program includes a greenhouse onsite at Rolling Meadows High School; and
WHEREAS, when COVID-19 first hit, District 214 and Rolling Meadows High School looked for different ways to help their community; and
WHEREAS, Rolling Meadows Principal Eileen Hart and Dave Wietrzak, Rolling Meadows High School's division head for career and technical education worked hard to launch a way to help the surrounding community by utilizing the greenhouse and expertise of the agriculture program; and
WHEREAS, District 214 Education Foundation Executive Director Erin Holmes created a donation opportunity to make the effort's costs neutral, working with Home Depot to secure necessary supplies at no cost to the school or district; and
WHEREAS, the program grew hundreds of tomato plants and red and green peppers that were then distributed to community members to continuing growing those plants; and
WHEREAS, food is also grown that is included in a weekly meal bag pickup; and
WHEREAS, as COVID-19 has been difficult for many residents this opportunity has not only utilized a school resource but has given back to the community; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Cook County Board of Commissioners do ...
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