HONORING MRS. CAWANNA STONEWALL
FOR HER SERVICE AS AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR
WHEREAS, the members of the City Council of Chicago greatly acknowledge Mrs. Cawanna Stonewall for her outstanding service as an educator and Chicago Public School teacher during this year's National Teacher Appreciation Week. May 6 through 10, 20! 9; and .
':the; members of the Chicago' City Council have been informed of Mrs. Stonewall's _ eontributions to education by theHonorable Derrick Curtis, Alderman ofthe 18th Ward, and
Va Wng age, Mis; Stonewall was inspired by her own Chicago Public School teachers to 1, : t0 b^°ming an educator,- someone who could motivate future generations of students to access
•h?r;fu'' R° —Ual and become successful leaders of their own lives; and " ' ,
: after graduating front college, Mrs. Slonewell's first teaching assignment was at the very
■■■. same elementary school she attended and'graduated from as a youngster! She felt'it was a promise kept and a dream.fulfilled;.and \\v '
^IEREAS, Stonewall is an inspiring, accomplished, and devoted teacher. For over twenty years . she hifs pvided huntlreds of Chicago Public :Schoo! students, in some of Chicago's-nfost underserved communities, with .exceptional academic skills, knowledge of self, and the confidence to dream and realize new possibilities in their lives; and
, WHEREAS, bepause of her. own: positive educational experiences as a youngster and her deep: desire to . CreatC C.quitablc. and. excellent learning environments where all students can thrive, Mrs. Stonewall has
v - spent her years teachipg.in Englewood and Auburn-Gresham school cortiinunities; and . ' / •
"Stonewall has also worked to better the quality pf education in Chicago as a volunteer.
: v: '■ . e has. given of her time and talents at the Chicago International Charter School-Wrightwood Campus;
. with'the Hayes .Park Little League Baseball; facilitating educatidnal workshops at the Wfightwood-
; Ashburp Library; and, currently by scrvirijg on the 18th Ward Education Committee; and ? '
WflEREAS, Mrs: Stonewall's constant striving.to nurture the capacity of students to be skilled at crafting ' ... a positive trajectory for their own lives and demonstrate empathy in caring about the quality of the lives ; of others, contributes to fostering the good citizens and human beings our world needs; n6w and therefore
BEJT^ESO^p,'\^yic\hc Mpyor and. members ofthe City Council of Chicago, gathered hefe this 'r twenty-second day of May 2019; do hpfbby iexpress our deep-gratitude to Mrs. Cawanna Stonewall for her • biPre than tty.o ;decpdes of service as an ^outs tanding educa tor with Chicago Publ ic Schools ; and ' . V '
■'■liy --iA « HQ DERRICK CURTIS
• Alderman, 18 th Ward
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■ l-ft a :suitable c°py of this resolution be prepared and presented to Mrs. Cawatnna Stdpej\yal,l,a_s a sigii of opf honor and respect. v