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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cathedral High School in El Paso is celebrating its |
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100th anniversary in 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded by the Brothers of the Christian Schools |
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Catholic teaching order, Cathedral High School opened its doors on |
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September 8, 1925, under the leadership of Principal Brother Ernest |
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Cocagne, Brother Edward Bernard, and Brother Charles Frieden; by |
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1933, the school's enrollment had grown from 45 to 200 students, and |
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it continued to operate out of the El Paso Community Center |
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alongside a separate grade school until acquiring sole use of the |
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facility in 1940; and |
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WHEREAS, Cathedral experienced significant financial decline |
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during the 1960s, leading the Brothers of the Christian Schools to |
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order the departure of its members; despite the directive, Brothers |
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Stephen Tessandier and Amedy Long, as well as many others, chose to |
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stay and revitalize the school alongside Bishop Sidney Metzger and |
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a dedicated coalition of parents, alumni, and community members; |
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their efforts were successful, and by the 1980s, the institution |
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was the only all-boys private religious school remaining in El |
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Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the ensuing decades, Cathedral |
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developed a reputation for academic excellence through an |
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innovative dual-enrollment program and a variety of educational |
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partnerships; today, the school is part of the Roman Catholic |
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Diocese of El Paso, and it offers an integrative science, |
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technology, religion, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STREAM) |
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curriculum while continuing to uphold its proud tradition of |
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Lasallian education, which emphasizes each student's cultural, |
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intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual development; the |
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institution benefits from the able leadership of principal Adolfo |
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Sanchez, and its efforts are further supported by its alumni |
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association, which raises scholarship funds for current students |
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and organizes alumni gatherings; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past century, Cathedral High School has |
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provided generations of students with a strong foundation on which |
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to build productive and fulfilling lives, and it is a pleasure to |
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join in marking this special milestone in its history; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th |
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anniversary of Cathedral High School and extend to all those |
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affiliated with the institution sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; 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. |