Illinois HR 516: CONGRATS-WAUBONSIE VALLEY HS

Status: Resolution Adopted (as of 2025-10-28)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HR 516

Sponsors: Stephanie A. Kifowit

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HR0516LRB104 15921 MST 29154 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate Waubonsie Valley High 

4School on the 50th anniversary of its founding on September 3, 

52025; and

6 WHEREAS, Waubonsie Valley High School has evolved from 

7educating 300 students when it opened on September 3, 1975 to 

8now boasting an enrollment of approximately 2,700 students; 

9and

10 WHEREAS, Waubonsie Valley High School was one of the first 

11of three high schools of Indian Prairie School District 204 to 

12respectively choose their namesake to honor the First Peoples 

13on this land, the prominent Pottawattamie leader Chief 

14Waubonsie, who in the early 1800s was known for his role in 

15negotiating many treaties during early land conflicts of the 

16time; and

17 WHEREAS, Waubonsie Valley High School has been through 

18three additions over its 50 years of existence and is 

19currently beginning the process of a $150 million dollar 

20renovation of its entire facility, which is expected to be 

21completed in 2030; and

HR0516- 2 -LRB104 15921 MST 29154 r

1 WHEREAS, The Waubonsie Valley High School community is 

2welcoming a more historically accurate connection to its 

3namesake by redesigning the school crest, imagery, and 

4educational connections to the accuracy of the First Peoples, 

5most notably the Land Acknowledgment Memorial and an official 

6bust of Chief Waubonsie based on one of the two known drawings 

7of him while attending a White House ceremony; and

8 WHEREAS, Waubonsie Valley High School will celebrate its 

950th anniversary with students and alumni by opening its 25 

10year time capsule and creating a new time capsule to be opened 

11in 205

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