Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2018-600

• Record #: R2018-600
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 6/27/2018
• Final action: 6/27/2018
• Title: Congratulations extended to winners of 23rd annual Student Voices Contest
• Sponsors: Thompson, Patrick D.

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2018		City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)
6/27/2018	81139	City Council	Adopted	Pass

City Council June 27, 2018

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS; The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence created the Student Voices Contest to give Illinois Youth an opportunity for creative self-expression on the topic of gun violence; and

WHEREAS; An essay, poetry, spoken word and art contest open to students in the 1^st through 12^th grade; the Student Voices Contest solicits entries from youth all over Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Colleen Daley, Executive Director and Dion McGill, Program Manager encourage youth to put their thoughts and words into action as they are trained in leadership and activism and ultimately create their own anti-violence campaign; and

WHEREAS, The 23^rd Annual Student Voices Contests winners from the Bridgeport Catholic Academy are Nicolette Sandoval, 1^st Grade- Blue Ribbon; Andrew Delgado, 4^th Grade - Blue Ribbon; Caitlyn Pinzine, 4^th Grade - Blue Ribbon, Ava Reyes, 7^th Grade - Blue Ribbon; Fernando Tellez, 2^nd Grade -Honorable Mention; William Hughes, 4^th Grade -Honorable Mention; and

WHEREAS, By engaging the youth of Illinois as agents of change and voices to be listened to, the Student Voices Program ensures that youth are included in the debate about gun violence and in creating solutions to ultimately reduce the incidence of death and injury caused by gun violence; and

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the City Council of the City of Chicago gathered here this 27^th of June, 2018, hereby congratulate the Winners and Honorable Mentions of the 23^Rd Annual Student Voices Contest; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to the winners of the 23^rd Annual Student Voices Contest.

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Patrick D. Thompson Alderman, 11^th Ward

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