OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
May 18, 2016
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I transmit herewith, together with Aldermen Brookins and Smith, a congratulatory resolution concerning the 2016 Gates Scholars.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
^QhereClS . Established in 1999 with a $1 billion grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Gates Millennium Scholars Program helps provide educational opportunities to outstanding minority students with significant financial need; and
WHEREAS, The Gates Millennium Scholars Program provides scholarships for college through graduate school, as well as leadership development programs to encourage personal, academic, and professional growth; and
WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Gates Millennium Scholars Program has done much to allay the underrepresentation of minority groups in numerous academic disciplines, thereby helping to diversify the future leadership of America; and
WHEREAS, Thirty-four of this year's 1,000 Gates Millennium Scholars are graduating from high schools in the City of Chicago's public school system; and
WHEREAS, All of Chicago is tremendously proud of the hard work and dedication of its Millennium Scholars; now, therefore,
8E IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, assembled this eighteenth day of May, 2016, do hereby congratulate the following Chicago Public School students who were named Gates Millennium Scholars for this year:
DeShawn Adams from Voise Academy; Nalany Arana from Prosser Career Academy High School; Cyan Baker from Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School; Trenati Baker from Whitney Young Magnet High School; Itzel Chamu from Northside College Preparatory High School; Juwaun Cooper-Muhammad from Urban Prep Charter, Bronzeville; Dashawn Cribbs from Urban Prep Academy Charter High School; Dorsey Davis from Urban Prep Young Men,
Englewood; Jesus Enriquez from Benito Juarez Community Academy; Angelica Rose Galvan from Von Steuben Metro Science High School; Ruben Garcia from Hubbard High School; Malik Griffin from Urban Prep Charter, Bronzeville; Jacob Hayes from Chicago Vocational Career Academy; JoeShawn Head from Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School; Josemanuel Hernandez from Curie Metro High School; Luis Herrera from Benito Juarez Community Academy; Courtney Jackson from King College Prep High School; Demareo Jones from Richards Career Academy High School; Kevin King from Lincoln Park High School; Rudolph Long from Urban Prep Young Men, Englewood; Brenda Macias from Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School; Cameron McCoy from Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences; Mistura Momson from University of Illinois, Chicago College Prep; Waylan Mui from Kenwood Academy High School; Daisy Pineda from Northside College Prep High School; Mariana Pitts from Lindbloom Math & Science Academy High School; Cynthia Rodriguez from Jones College Prep High School; Olayemi Shekete from Lindbloom Math & Science Academy High School; Dominic Smith from Urban Prep Young Men, Englewood; Kendron Stoklosa from Epic Academy; Darius Tabor from Kenwood Academy High School; Tremond Thomas from Kenwood Academy High School; Sabrina Vera from Taft High School; Joseph Wilkerson from Urban Prep Academy, West; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to each of these exemplary Chicago Public High School students as a sign of our admiration and respect, and with our best wishes for continued success in their future academic and other pursuits.
MAYOR
CITY CLERK