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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Musical performances and folk dance presentations |
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| were a part of the festivities as the students celebrated the |
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| Latvian School of Chicago's 55th anniversary on January 22, |
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| 2005 at the Chicago Latvian Zion Lutheran Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Currently, 82 children from pre-school to high |
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| school attend the school's five 50-minute sessions each |
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| Saturday, learning academic subjects such as Latvian grammar, |
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| literature, and history; they also receive cultural |
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| instruction in folk music, traditional cooking, and jewelry |
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| making and learn about Latvian current events and ancient |
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| traditions; and
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| WHEREAS, Hundreds of first-generation Latvian-American |
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| children attended the school in its first decades; today, many |
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| of these former students take their own children to the school |
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| each Saturday as Latvian customs and traditions are passed on |
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| to another generation; school officials are also reaching out |
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| to recent Latvian immigrants and inviting them to participate |
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| in the school as students, teachers, and active parents; and
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| WHEREAS, The school has been at its present location in the |
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| Chicago Latvian Zion Lutheran Church since 1976; its facilities |
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| include 10 classrooms, music and jewelry-making rooms, and an |
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| 8,000-book library; in 1950, classes were first held in private |
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| homes; starting in 1951, a series of rented spaces were used, |
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| including the Olivet Institute, Association House of Chicago, |
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| Lutheran Memorial Church, and the Oak Park Baptist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout its history, the school has had nine |
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| librarians, 12 principals, and more than 200 teachers, 49 of |
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| whom taught for 10 or more years; along with an active parent |
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| council, they have helped preserve old customs while creating |
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| 55 years of new memories; therefore, be it
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