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07 March 2012

SMW Proclamation Revision 1, 7 March 2012


Mayoral Proclamation Draft (Revision 1, Posted 7 March 2012)

PROCLAMATION
 
WHEREAS, Shawnee Mission West High School, opened by the Shawnee Mission School District in the 1962-1963 school year, and its first graduation was in May 1963 with a graduation class of XXX seniors,

WHEREAS, the school has operated continuously at its location, 8800 West 85th Street, in the City of Overland Park, Kansas since that opening date, producing more than XXXXXX graduates,

WHEREAS, multiple generations of Overland Park and Lenexa families have graduated from Shawnee Mission West, helping to produce a vibrant and stable community,

WHEREAS, excellence in education, sports, community involvement, politics, public service, media, and entertainment have been a consistent achievement of the educators, students, and alumni of Shawnee Mission West High School,

WHEREAS, the school now celebrates its 50th year of existence with deep pride in its work and looks toward the future with great anticipation,

WHEREAS, it has been repeatedly proven that West IS Best,

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Carl Gerlach, Mayor of the City of Overland Park, Kansas, do hereby proclaim Sunday, April 15, 2012 as:

Shawnee Mission West Golden Anniversary Day

in the City of Overland Park, Kansas, and I call upon our citizens to join the students, parents, teachers, staff, administrators, and alumni in their celebration of this milestone and in their anticipation of even greater accomplishments in the future.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Overland Park, Kansas to be affixed this (x) day of (month), 2012.
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Carl Gerlach, Mayor

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1 comment:

  1. bananas07 March, 2012 08:59

    This is wonderful! I got chills when I read it! Thanks, Mark for doing this. There has to be a district historian or something that can help fill in the XXXX's. See you tonight.

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