PRINTER'S NO. 1858
No. 130 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY ROCKS, ANDREZESKI, MADIGAN, PECORA, BELL, SCANLON,
LOEPER, SALVATORE, GREENLEAF, PUNT, LYNCH, FUMO, MUSTO,
SHUMAKER, RHOADES AND O'PAKE, JANUARY 23, 1990
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 23, 1990
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring January 31, 1990, as "Catholic School Appreciation
2 Day" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Catholic schools in Pennsylvania are celebrating
4 Catholic Schools Week during the period from January 28 to
5 February 3, 1990; and
6 WHEREAS, Catholic elementary and secondary schools in
7 Pennsylvania educate approximately 250,000 students; and
8 WHEREAS, Catholic schools instill in our young people a
9 strong foundation of value, enhancing self-esteem, building
10 self-confidence and developing leadership skills; and
11 WHEREAS, Catholic schools prepare young people to serve
12 others in our society and to accept the challenges they will
13 face as leaders of tomorrow; and
14 WHEREAS, Catholic schools save State and local government in
15 excess of 500 million dollars annually in school operational
16 costs, not including capital investment; and
17 WHEREAS, Catholic schools, in educating a quarter of a
1 million students annually with a dropout rate of less than 3%
2 and a postgraduation higher education enrollment rate of 80%,
3 provide young people with solid values and academic skills
4 needed in becoming responsible citizens of Pennsylvania;
5 therefore be it
6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of Pennsylvania express
7 congratulations and appreciation to Catholic elementary and
8 secondary schools across the Commonwealth on the occasion of
9 Catholic Schools Week 1990 and declares January 31, 1990, as
10 "Catholic School Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania.
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