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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 255
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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welcome the students from the Sacred Heart Catholic School in |
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Uvalde, along with their parents, teachers, and administrators, |
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who have come to the State Capitol to see their government in |
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action on February 15, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Sacred Heart Catholic School, a small, rural, |
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private school located within the Sacred Heart Parish of Uvalde |
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and the archdiocese of San Antonio, was founded in 1913 by the |
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Teresian sisters; many citizens in Uvalde attended the school, |
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and they continue the tradition by sending their children to the |
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school to receive the same academic education, faith formation, |
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and leadership skills training they received; and |
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WHEREAS, Sacred Heart Catholic School has 100 students who |
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are involved in many extracurricular activities; they are |
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encouraged to step up to the challenge of being creative, |
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exercising their talents, and being of service to others; and |
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WHEREAS, The school recently celebrated Catholic Schools |
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Week; in observance of the occasion, students collected house |
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slippers for nursing home patients, had a talent show, decorated |
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the school for an open house, and invited sponsors and families |
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to a spaghetti luncheon; they also had a Reading Rodeo and a |
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Breakfast Buddy Day; and |
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WHEREAS, The students of Sacred Heart Catholic School are |
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fortunate to have a school with superior opportunities for |
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academic achievement, leadership development, and faith |
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formation and educators who are committed to educating the whole |
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person; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby proclaim February 15, 2011, as Sacred Heart |
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Catholic School Day at the State Capitol and extend best wishes |
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to all for a special, informative day; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared to |
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commemorate this special occasion. |
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Uresti |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 15, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |