RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMBER 20, 2025
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating the Leo High School Choir for its performance on the television show America’s Got Talent
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WHEREAS, Leo High School is a private all-boys Catholic high school in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood. Opened in 1926, Leo High School focuses on a strong academic culture and the growth of the whole person; and
WHEREAS, the choir recently appeared on the nationwide television program “America’s Got Talent,” a talent competition, where they beat out hundreds of other talented acts and made it to the season finale, where they took fourth place; and
WHEREAS, the choir is led by Choir Director LaDonna Hill, who is retiring this year after directing the Leo choir for 25 years. Ms. Hill has often taken on young men with no musical experience, spending hours working with them to develop their talent and providing opportunities they might not otherwise have had; and
WHEREAS, the choir is comprised of the following students: Kriston Bell, Tyshawn Brown, Derrick Davis, Dontae Felder, Bernard Freeman Jr., Christian Gaines, Tyler Greenlee, Isiah James, Steven Jackson, Stephen Jackson, Jaren Johnson, Avion King, Michael Lewis, Blake Moore, Camren Speights, Emanuel Smith, Xavier Smith, Brylian Tate, Keon Thomas and Kevin Wilson as well as School President Dan McGrath; Principal, Dr. Shaka Rawls; Choir Director Lonnie Norwood and Choir Manager Yolanda Sandifer-Horton; 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 our staff, do hereby congratulate the Leo High School Choir; 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 Leo High School Choir.
Dated: November 20, 2025