,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ceg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #c1 #bjaf,mr4
 ,vitt] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 &    
,mr4 ,casey7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! goals (      
,ca?olic ,s*ools ,week & honor+ !       
valuable contributions ( ,ca?olic s*ools
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas ,ca?olic    
s*ools 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are            
int]nationally acclaim$ = _! academic   
excell5ce & provide /ud5ts ) m ?an an   
exceptional s*ola/ic education2 ,:]eas  
,ca?olic s*ools in/ill a broad1         
values-bas$ education1 emphasiz+ !      
lifelong developm5t ( moral1            
intellectual1 physical1 & social values 
9 "y p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas        
,ca?olic s*ools provide a high level (  
s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates by provid+ a  
/rong academic & moral f\ndation to a   
div]se /ud5t population f all regions ( 
! c\ntry & all socioeconomic backgr\nds2
 ,:]eas ,ca?olic s*ools produce /ud5ts  

:o are /rongly d$icat$ to _! fai?1      
values1 families1 & communities1 by     
provid+ an intellectually /imulat+      
environm5t t is ri* 9 spiritual1 "*1 &  
moral developm5t2 ,:]eas ,ca?olic s*ools
 are committ$ to community s]vice1      
produc+ graduates :o hold help+ o!rs z a
 core value2 ,:]eas ! total /ud5t       
enrollm5t 9 ,ca?olic s*ools 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates = ! #bjae-bjaf academic ye> is   
almo/ #b1jjj1jjj & ! /ud5t-to-tea*]     
ratio is #ac4a to #a2 ,:]eas ,ca?olic   
s*ools 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates educate a      
div]se population ( /ud5ts1 ( :i* #bj4d 
p]c5t belong to racial m9orities1 #ae4c 
p]c5t are ( ,hispanic or ,lat9o orig91 &
 #af4i p]c5t are non-,ca?olics2 ,:]eas !
 ,ca?olic high s*ool graduation rate 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates is #ii p]c5t1 ) #he p]c5t
 ( graduates att5d+ a #d-ye> college2   
,:]eas 9 ! #aigb pa/oral message conc]n+
 ,ca?olic education1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,conf]5ce ( ,ca?olic ,bi%ops /at$1      
,education is "o ( ! mo/ important ways 
by :i* ! ,*ur* fulfills its commitm5t to

 ! dignity ( ! p]son & build+ (         
community4 ,community is c5tral to      
education m9i/ry1 bo? z a necess>y      
condition & an ard5tly desir$ goal4 ,!  
educational ef=ts ( ! ,*ur*1 !re=e1 mu/ 
be direct$ to =m+ p]sons-9-community2 = 
! education ( ! individual ,*ri/ian is  
important n only to 8 solit>y de/9y1 b  
also ! de/9ies ( ! _m communities 9 :i* 
he lives42 ,:]eas ! week ( ,janu>y #ca1 
#bjaf1 to ,febru>y #f1 #bjaf1 has be5   
designat$ z ,national ,ca?olic ,s*ools  
,week by ! ,national ,ca?olic           
,educational ,association & ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,conf]5ce ( ,ca?olic ,bi%ops2    
,:]eas ! ,national ,ca?olic ,s*ools     
,week 0 fir/ e/abli%$ 9 #aigd & has be5 
celebrat$ annually = ! pa/ #db ye>s2 &  
,:]eas ! !me = ,national ,ca?olic       
,s*ools ,week #bjaf is ,ca?olic ,s*ools3
 ,communities ( ,fai?1 ,k1 & ,s]vice3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7    
supports ! goals ( ,national ,ca?olic   
,s*ools ,week1 an ev5t cosponsor$ by !  
,national ,ca?olic ,educational         

,association & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,conf]5ce
 ( ,ca?olic ,bi%ops & e/abli%$ to       
recognize ! vital contributions ( !     
?\s&s ( ,ca?olic elem5t>y & second>y    
s*ools 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7       
comm5ds ,ca?olic s*ools1 /ud5ts1 p>5ts1 
& tea*]s across ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ongo+ 
contributions to education & = play+ a  
vital role 9 promot+ & ensur+ a bright]1
 /rong] future = ! ,unit$ ,/ates4