82R21290 MGR-D
By: Gallego H.R. No. 1500
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Sacred Heart Catholic School in Del Rio
celebrated the 110th anniversary of its establishment in 2010; and
WHEREAS, Thought to be the oldest educational institution in
the Del Rio area, Sacred Heart Catholic School was founded in 1900,
and since that time, it has provided a quality education to
generations of children from the region; and
WHEREAS, Under the able guidance of principal Aurora Guerra
and assistant principal Julie Ricks, Sacred Heart has been
recognized as an official "Leader In Me School," a program in which
children from prekindergarten through eighth grade are taught
leadership, accountability, self-direction, responsibility,
problem solving, and other skills; and
WHEREAS, Sacred Heart junior high students chose the historic
Loma De La Cruz Cemetery in Del Rio as their service project; they
worked with the Loma De La Cruz Cemetery Association in helping with
the preservation of the site and in recording and updating
information about the people buried there; moreover, on February
25, 2011, students joined with alumni and other community
volunteers to clean up the cemetery as part of the nationwide
celebration of Catholic Schools Week; and
WHEREAS, For more than 11 decades, the faculty and staff of
Sacred Heart Catholic School have committed themselves to meeting
the educational needs of their students, and the school has played a
vital role in helping many young Texans build a bright and
prosperous future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 110th anniversary of Sacred
Heart Catholic School and extend to all those associated with the
school sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.