[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 102 (Wednesday, September 6, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1403-E1404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     IN HONOR OF ST. AUGUSTINE ACADEMY'S SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 2000

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the seventy-
fifth anniversary of St. Augustine Academy, an institute devoted to 
excellence in education. The Academy is a private, non-profit all-girls 
high school that presents its students with a challenging array of 
options. The students of St. Augustine are on a business, college 
preparatory or general academic track. Throughout the past seventy-five 
years, this curriculum, by educating thousands of young women, has 
provided an educational program that is personal, academically 
stimulating and responsible to society's needs.
  The school was founded in 1925 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint 
Augustine. While the Academy is a Christ-centered and family oriented 
community that reflects a Catholic tradition, students of all races and 
creeds are accepted and welcomed by the Academy. In this atmosphere, a 
strong emphasis is placed on responsibility, expectations, and 
initiative. St. Augustine has stressed the importance of individual 
attention in education, for the personal concern shown these young 
ladies is exceptional. The advanced faculty fosters graduating classes 
of ``lifelong learners'' who will be fully prepared for their next path 
in life.
  In addition to St. Augustine's reputation for academics, the 
institution is also known for its

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service. Educating women in an atmosphere of ``In Omnibus Caritas'' (In 
All Things Charity) each student is challenged to grow both mentally 
and spiritually through the virtue of service. Students of all faiths 
are encouraged to find their unique gifts and use them to help the 
community they live in. In doing so, St. Augustine's has been aiding 
the communities of Greater Cleveland for seventy-five years, and the 
students, staff, and administrators deserve to be thanked.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and our colleagues to join me in thanking the 
Saint Augustine Academy. The school has produced girls who are ready to 
fulfill their responsibilities to their family, community, and the 
global society. Celebrate with me these contributions the Academy has 
been providing as the Academy itself celebrates its seventy-fifth 
anniversary.

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