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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students, parents, faculty, and administrators from |
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Assumption Catholic School in Houston are visiting the State |
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Capitol on March 25, 2011, to learn more about the government and |
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history of the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally opened as an elementary school, this fine |
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educational institution merged with St. Charles Borromeo in 2009 |
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after that school closed due to damage from Hurricane Ike; now |
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serving students in prekindergarten through eighth grade, |
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Assumption offers a comprehensive curriculum with traditional |
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academic subjects, formal religious instruction, a wide range of |
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extracurricular activities, and opportunities for community |
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involvement; the school's outreach programs include support of the |
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San Jose Clinic, the only full-time clinic in the area dedicated |
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exclusively to serving the uninsured, and the St. Vincent de Paul |
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pantry; the Assumption community also gives back to Houston |
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residents by distributing food, clothing, and gifts to families in |
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need during the holiday season; and |
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WHEREAS, Susan Hatter, a history and literature teacher at |
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Assumption since 1976, has been responsible for the school's annual |
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trips to the Capitol for nearly 20 years; she attended Assumption |
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Elementary as a child and received her degree in education in 1974; |
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another individual deserving of special recognition is Pat Clark, |
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who has served Assumption as principal for 13 years; he spent nearly |
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three decades in the United States Army, serving his country in |
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Vietnam, Panama, and Germany, and was a teacher and dean of students |
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at St. Pius X High School before his arrival at Assumption; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to providing a high-quality, |
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faith-centered education, Assumption Catholic School is helping |
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its students succeed academically and realize their full potential, |
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and in so doing, it is building a solid foundation for the future |
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achievement of many young Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby welcome the visiting delegation from Assumption |
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Catholic School to the State Capitol and extend to all those in |
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attendance sincere best wishes for a meaningful and informative |
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stay in Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |