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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, St. John the Apostle Catholic School in North |
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Richland Hills is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding |
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in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Affiliated with St. John the Apostle Catholic |
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Church, the school opened in 1965 under the leadership of its first |
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principal, Anne Smith, with classes initially held in a temporary |
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building while the original eight classrooms were being |
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constructed; over the years, the campus has grown to include |
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numerous classrooms, a preschool building, a science room, a |
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library, a media center, and a gymnasium; in the fall of 2013, the |
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school adopted a new administration model, splitting duties between |
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the principal, Amy Felton, and a newly appointed president, David |
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Dean; and |
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WHEREAS, For a half-century, the school has maintained stable |
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enrollment and faculty, provided innovative programs and a relevant |
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curriculum, and consistently produced graduates equipped with the |
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knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in college and beyond; |
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many alumni have later returned to enroll their children at SJS, |
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demonstrating their commitment to a value-based Catholic |
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education; and |
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WHEREAS, The school earned full accreditation status and |
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several exemplary and outstanding ratings from the Texas Catholic |
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Conference in 1987, and this achievement was repeated in 1997 and in |
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2007; furthermore, in October 2008 the U.S. Department of Education |
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named SJS a Nationally Recognized Blue Ribbon School, making it the |
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first educational institution in Tarrant County to receive this |
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distinction; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to providing a holistic education, the |
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faculty and staff of St. John the Apostle School are helping young |
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Texans to reach their full potential and to become engaged and |
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productive members of their community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of St. John the |
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Apostle Catholic School and extend to its students, administration, |
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faculty, and staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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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. |