[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 29, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2397]
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                   HONORING MR. EDWARD C. YBARRA, JR.

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                        HON. CHARLES A. GONZALEZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 29, 2009

  Mr. GONZALEZ. Madam Speaker, Central Catholic High School has a long 
and glorious history in San Antonio. On March 25, 1852, it became the 
first boys' school to open in the city and it has served generations of 
San Antonio's young men. Now, one of Central's distinguished alumni, 
Edward C. Ybarra, Jr., is poised to become its 35th principal.
  Mr. Ybarra first came to Central as a freshman in 1979 and, after 
graduating in 1983, went on to earn his degree from Texas Lutheran 
University. Central had clearly put its hold on him, however, and 
Ybarra returned to the school in 1987 to coach the basketball, 
football, track, and golf teams. He started teaching history the next 
year and, after earning his Master's Degree in Education from the 
University of Texas at San Antonio, became Assistant Principal for 
Student Development in 1997.
  Over the years, he helped to forge Central into a second family and 
safe haven for its students and their families, efforts that earned him 
a nomination as Assistant Principal of the Year from the National 
Catholic Educational Association.
  Edward Ybarra's successes stand as a testament to the strong 
foundation of his schooldays at Central as the successes of his 
thousands of young charges reflect the quality of his leadership as a 
teacher and assistant principal. Both augur well for the successes to 
come to him and to Central under his leadership as president. The depth 
of his connection to the school over the past thirty years also speaks 
to the strength of community at Central Catholic High School.
  Henry Adams once wrote, ``A teacher affects eternity; he can never 
tell where his influence stops.'' Edward Ybarra has affected eternity, 
and the world is better for it.

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