IL HR0636

Recognizes Hales Franciscan High School as the only historically African-American, all-male, Catholic college preparatory high school in Illinois, founded in 1962

Acknowledges the school's 50-year history of producing African-American male leaders and its capital improvement campaign launched in 2005, including classroom renovations, energy-efficient upgrades, and new science and math labs

Recognizes planned construction of an 8-lane track and stadium to support football, track, soccer, and lacrosse programs

Designates the weekend of October 8-11, 2009, as "Hales Franciscan High School Rededication Weekend" in Illinois

Congratulates the school's administration, faculty, students, and supporters, including the Polk Brothers Foundation and Michael Jordan, on the capital improvement campaign