[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 136 (Friday, October 4, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1443]
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     HONORING MARIST HIGH SCHOOL IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ON ITS 50TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 4, 2013

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Marist High 
School in Chicago, Illinois. This September the high school celebrated 
its 50th Anniversary. Hundreds of students, alumni, and family members 
joined Cardinal Francis George in Red and White Stadium to celebrate an 
anniversary Mass, honoring Marist High School's past and future.
  In 1963 this Roman Catholic high school opened its doors with the 
mission of granting students quality schooling, preparing them for 
higher education, and instilling in them the values of faith, family, 
and service. Achieving and maintaining a level of performance as high 
as Marist is not easy. The school has established an educational 
culture that creates structures, norms, and organizational support to 
sustain their improving trend toward excellence.
  For half a century Marist High School has provided an innovative and 
demanding college preparatory curriculum, serving thousands of Chicago-
area and suburban students. Today, the school continues to enhance its 
surrounding community. The hard work and dedication of all the staff at 
Marist High School has not gone unnoticed. Praise is due not only to 
the outstanding teachers, who work tirelessly for the benefit of their 
students, but to the administrative staff who also work relentlessly to 
provide the professional atmosphere and the materials necessary to let 
teachers do what they do best.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
outstanding faculty and students, both past and present, at Marist High 
School, and congratulating them on this special 50th Anniversary. May 
Marist High School continue to exhibit excellence and create an 
outstanding learning environment for our future leaders.

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