| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, The eighth-grade class of St. Laurence Catholic |
|
|
School in Sugar Land is taking part in Catholic Advocacy Day at the |
|
|
State Capitol on March 28, 2023; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, St. Laurence Catholic School opened its doors in |
|
|
1992, and it has since grown into the largest coeducational parish |
|
|
grade school in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, with |
|
|
approximately 700 students in prekindergarten through eighth |
|
|
grade; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of current principal Suzanne |
|
|
Barto, the school offers a well-rounded Catholic education focused |
|
|
on academics, social development, and community service; students |
|
|
can also participate in extracurricular activities ranging from |
|
|
choir and art to robotics and student council; over the years, the |
|
|
school has received numerous accolades, including two National Blue |
|
|
Ribbon School of Excellence awards, and it was recognized as a |
|
|
STREAM Synergy School by the archdiocese; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, For more than three decades, St. Laurence Catholic |
|
|
School has provided young Texans with a strong foundation on which |
|
|
to build, and the school is indeed deserving of special |
|
|
recognition; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby honor the members of the eighth-grade class of |
|
|
St. Laurence Catholic School on the occasion of their visit to the |
|
|
State Capitol and extend to all those associated with the school |
|
|
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for St. Laurence Catholic School as an expression of high |
|
|
regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |