ADOPTED - MAY 11, 1999

LATE Agenda Item No. 19

Introduced by the:INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE MOUNT HOPE SCHOOL ON ITS 50^TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

RESOLUTION #99-123

WHEREAS, in 1925, a 4.37 acre site was purchased by the Lansing Board of Education at 1215 E. Mount Hope Avenue for $20,000; and

WHEREAS, in 1948-49, a two story school was constructed on Mount Hope Avenue, it was the first elementary school to be built in Lansing since the construction of Verlinden Elementary, in 1930; and

WHEREAS, Mount Hope School is a kindergarten through fifth grade elementary school with an enrollment of 312 students and an average pupil teacher ratio of 22 to 1; and

WHEREAS, Mount Hope School is committed to creating a safe and orderly atmosphere; and

WHEREAS, the mission of Mount Hope School is to see that all students acquire essential academic skills, the ability to think and reason creatively, develop a positive self-image and solve problems in a multicultural, changing and increasingly; technological society; and

WHEREAS, Mount Hope School is celebrating its 50^th birthday.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby congratulate Mount Hope School on the event of its 50^th Birthday Celebration; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners thank Principal Betty Underwood and the staff of Mount Hope School for their dedication and commitment towards the students and the community.

Virgil Bernero Jean M. McDonald Alfreda Schmidt

John Czarnecki Thomas Minter Michael Severino

Mark Grebner Paul C. Pratt Anne Smiley

Wallace Juall Randy Schafer Mary Stid

Calvin Lynch