[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
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                  TRIBUTE TO BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL

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                         HON. JAMES H. BILBRAY

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 23, 1994

  Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor 40 years of 
educational excellence in southern Nevada. Bishop Gorman High School, 
the only Catholic high school in southern Nevada, will celebrate the 
beginning of their 40th anniversary year at the 12th annual Knight of 
the Gael on March 16, 1994.
  Gorman High is an institution in southern Nevada. Over 6,350 students 
have graduated from Gorman since 1957. This accredited school offers 
students of all racial, national, and ethnic background strong academic 
curriculum and college prepatory programs. In addition, the spirit of 
community and friendship instilled at Gorman has made it extraordinary 
since doors were opened September 7, 1954.
  Students and faculty are important parts of Bishop Gorman High. 
Graduates have gone on to serve with distinction in most every 
discipline. Members of Gorman's faculty has been recognized for 
excellence on many occasions. In fact, 73 percent of the current 
faculty have at least at master's degree. To be sure, the students and 
teachers through the years at Bishop Gorman High have formed a bond 
that benefits each other as well as the community.
  Students and teachers, however, only make up part of the educational 
team at Gorman. The clerics of St. Viator--an order of priests 
headquartered in the great State of Illinois--have administered Bishop 
Gorman High School from the beginning. The late Fr. Francis Williams, 
the late Fr. Harold Devereaux, Fr. Phillip Clifford, the late Fr. 
William Anson, the late Fr. John Shiels, Fr. Edward Anderson, Fr. 
Lawrence White, Fr. George Harris, Fr. Charles Bolser, and Fr. Richard 
Rinn have all brought inspirational leadership to Gorman High School. 
These former principals deserve recognition and a hearty Thank You.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the contribution of 
these gentleman in making Bishop Gorman High School an outstanding 
institution and wishing the Bishop Gorman community a happy and 
fruitful 40th anniversary year!

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