Bill Text: TX HR2393 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 115th academic year of St. Mary's Catholic School in West.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-07 - Reported enrolled [HR2393 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2393-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2393 |
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WHEREAS, St. Mary's Catholic School in West is celebrating | ||
its 115th academic year in 2015, and this is a fitting opportunity | ||
to commemorate this venerable institution's contributions to the | ||
community; and | ||
WHEREAS, St. Mary's Church of the Assumption was organized in | ||
West in 1892; members of the congregation wanted to provide a | ||
Catholic education for their children, so Father F. G. Sebik | ||
arranged with Reverend Mother Florence of the Sisters of Divine | ||
Providence in Castroville to have several nuns come to West and open | ||
a school; and | ||
WHEREAS, In October 1899, Sister Mary M. Pelagia and three | ||
other nuns began teaching children of the parish in a small building | ||
that included three classrooms as well as living quarters for the | ||
sisters; many of the students lived too far away to walk to school | ||
every day, so St. Mary's began to accept boarding students, and | ||
enrollment grew so quickly that by 1909, the school was forced to | ||
turn boarders away; and | ||
WHEREAS, A brick schoolhouse, with six classrooms and an | ||
auditorium, was constructed in 1917, and by 1928, seven nuns were | ||
teaching at St. Mary's; over the years, the facility continued to | ||
grow and develop as the enrollment and the staff increased, and new | ||
extracurricular programs provided increasingly diverse activities | ||
for the students; the school was accredited by the Texas Catholic | ||
Conference in 1967; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although the last Sister of Divine Providence left | ||
the school in 1984, St. Mary's Catholic School remains a vital part | ||
of the community; today, it serves more than 140 students from | ||
prekindergarten through the eighth grade, helping them to reach | ||
their highest potential spiritually, academically, physically, and | ||
socially; and | ||
WHEREAS, The ongoing commitment and mutual support of the | ||
school's teachers, parents, and students ensure that the historic | ||
tradition of Catholic education continues to thrive in West; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 115th academic year of | ||
St. Mary's Catholic School and extend to the school's staff and | ||
students sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for St. Mary's Catholic School as an expression of high | ||
regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Kacal | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2393 was adopted by the House on May | ||
6, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||