H.R. No. 760
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, St. Mary Catholic School in Gainesville celebrated
its 125th anniversary in 2016; and
WHEREAS, Founded by the Benedictine Sisters in 1891, the
school served 32 students in 1902, when the School Sisters of Notre
Dame took charge of the six-room frame building; enrollment soon
thereafter increased to 75, and the school began offering high
school classes in 1905; its first senior class graduated the
following year; and
WHEREAS, The present-day school building was completed in
1948, becoming the first major structure erected in Gainesville
following World War II; some three decades later, it was completely
remodeled, and subsequently, a junior high section and a gymnasium
were built; the School Sisters of Notre Dame withdrew from direct
administration and classroom instruction in the 1980s; and
WHEREAS, In 2004, the Early Learning Childhood Center was
added, and more recently, the lower elementary classrooms were
renovated and equipped with updated technology; the school today
provides a faith-based learning environment to children from
prekindergarten through the eighth grade; and
WHEREAS, The education of young Texans is a vital enterprise,
and for more than 125 years, the faculty and staff at St. Mary
Catholic School have dedicated themselves to equipping students
with a lifelong love of learning that will serve them well
throughout their lives; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 125th anniversary of St. Mary
Catholic School and extend to all those associated with the
institution 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.
Springer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 760 was adopted by the House on March
16, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House