84R21985 WG-D
By: Villalba H.R. No. 2160
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, St. Monica Catholic School in Dallas is celebrating
the 60th anniversary of its opening in 2015, and this significant
milestone offers a welcome opportunity to honor the school for its
commitment to providing excellent academic and spiritual
education; and
WHEREAS, Established in February 1954, St. Monica opened in
the fall of 1955 with 516 students and a staff composed of 5 lay
teachers and 11 members of the Bernadine Sisters; over the past six
decades, the school has helped to educate thousands of young Texans
from across North Dallas while making important contributions to
worthy causes within the local community; and
WHEREAS, Today, St. Monica offers an outstanding education
to more than 800 students in preschool, elementary, and junior high
classes, nurturing not only their academic growth but also their
moral, social, and physical development; this exemplary
institution is ably guided by principal Philip Riley, who is the
2015 recipient of the Distinguished Principal Award from the
National Catholic Educational Association; and
WHEREAS, St. Monica has been named a Blue Ribbon School of
Excellence, and the school has received accreditation from both the
Texas Catholic Conference Education Department and the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and
School Improvement; and
WHEREAS, Each year, St. Monica sends a delegation of students
to Austin to enhance their understanding of state government;
during the 84th Legislative Session in 2015, 87 seventh-graders
from teacher Allison Tremblay's class visited the State Capitol to
learn more about the legislative process; and
WHEREAS, For more than six decades, the faculty and staff of
St. Monica Catholic School have committed themselves to meeting the
educational needs of their students, and the school has played a
vital role in helping many children build a bright and fulfilling
future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 60th anniversary of St. Monica
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.