Record #: R2015-789   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 10/14/2015 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 10/14/2015
Title: Congratulations extended to Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies on 100th anniversary
Sponsors: Osterman, Harry
Attachments: 1. R2015-789.pdf

Alderman Harry Osterman

4 8TH WARD

 

Resolution

 

 

Whereas, On October 24, 2015, the faculty, staff, students and parents of Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies will commemorate the 100th Anniversary ofthe School with a Centennial Celebration; and

 

Whereas, The City Council has been notified of this event by The Honorable Harry Osterman, Alderman of the 48th Ward; and

 

Whereas, The School was dedicated to Helen C. Peirce, the founding president of the Lake View Women's Club, which, upon her death in 1911, drafted a petition to name a school in her honor to acknowledge Mrs. Peirce's tireless efforts to improve the lives and education of so many children during her years in Chicago; and

 

Whereas, Her husband, being eager to make the School a fitting memorial to his wife, left the School a bequest, which, upon his death in 1915, was passed to the Board of Education; and

 

Whereas, The Board of Education, wishing to honor Mrs. Peirce's avid participation in the Kindergarten Movement, elected to use the bequest to create a special kindergarten room with a small stage, a solarium and a private playground; and

 

Whereas, Throughout its 100-year history, the School has grown and prospered, thanks to the energies of the administrators, faculty, staff, students and parents, who have contributed to the life and success of the School and the surrounding community by placing a strong value on the common good; and

 

Whereas, Peirce, with its enduring determination to constantly move forward, officially became an International Baccalaureate World School in 2013 and has held true to its mission to foster the intellectual, social and emotional growth of its diverse student body; now, therefore,

 

Be it resolved, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this day of October 14, 2015, take note of the 100th Anniversary of Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies and do hereby extend our best wishes to the faculty, staff, students and parents of the School for continued success; and

Harry Osterman Alderman, 48th Ward

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Be it further resolved, That a suitable copy of this resolution, signed by the Mayor and the City Clerk, be presented to Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies.