RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY 4, 2016
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Immaculate Conception School for their fifth-place finish in the Chicago Regional Future City Competition
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WHEREAS, the Future City Competition challenges sixth, seventh and eighth graders to design a city 150 years in the future, with the goal of encouraging students to consider future careers in engineering and science; and
WHEREAS, the theme for the 2016 Future City Competition was “Waste Not Want Not” with a focus on how to manage waste, especially through reuse and recycling; and
WHEREAS, Immaculate Conception School team members included Kirsten Grib, Nathan Houlihan, Rachel Jalloway, Caroline Kinsella, Michael Giamarusti, Dan Collins, Frankie Valadez, Ryan Hadju, Marco Tirado, Tim Carroll, Liam Carroll, Sean Carroll, Nick Curio, Kevin Jaksic, Andrew Emerson, and Jack Igoe, who were supported by educator Roseanne Hendricks and engineer mentor Michael Tom; and
WHEREAS, the team was required to apply math, science, writing, research, public speaking, and problem solving skills to address real world engineering challenges; and
WHEREAS, the team was required to design and build a scale model of their city, present the city plan and concept, and research the available technology on hand; and
WHEREAS, at the Chicago Regional Future City Competition on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the University of Illinois Chicago, the Immaculate Conception School team placed fifth, and won additional special awards for Most Futuristic City and Best City Description; and
WHEREAS, after building a model of a section of their city using recyclable materials and four moving parts, the team gave a 7-minute presentation discussing features of their future city and their solution to the citywide challenge; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and staff, recognize that these students represent the future of the scientific community and we applaud their ingenuity and encourage them to pursue careers in engineering and science; and do hereby recognize the Immaculate Conception School team for their fifth-place finish in the Chicago Regional Future City Competition; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and that a copy of same, suitably engrossed, be presented to the Immaculate Conception School Future City Team.
Dated: February 4, 2016
Approved: MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, President; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Vice President; FRANK AVILA, Chairman, Committee on Finance; MICHAEL A. ALVAREZ; TIMOTHY BRADFORD; CYNTHIA M. SANTOS; DEBRA SHORE; KARI K. STEELE; DAVID J. WALSH; Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality: Ronald M. Hill, General Counsel, RMH:akw