[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 20982-20983]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  IN HONOR OF SAINT EDWARD HIGH SCHOOL

                                 ______
                                 

                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 8, 1999

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the faculty, staff, and 
students, past and present, of Saint Edward High School as they 
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the school's founding.
  The story of Saint Edward High School is one of community. Three 
Brothers of the Holy Cross opened the new school in 1949 with a mission 
of providing outstanding Catholic education to the young men of 
Cleveland's West Side. The Brothers of the Holy Cross recognize 
community as an invaluable resource to the individual, one from which 
valuable lessons of self and God are drawn. The school

[[Page 20983]]

that they built would reflect this awareness of the human family's 
interconnectedness.
  The story of Saint Edward High School is one of tradition. The 
schools's tradition is one of excellence based in common values arrived 
at through honest contemplation. Saint Edward men confront the same 
questions that every human being with an honest thirst for justice and 
peace must confront. That they arrive at similar conclusions lends only 
more credence to the school's core of beliefs. The values have stood 
the test of time and so has Saint Edward High School. Saint Edward men 
are not committed to doing justice because that is their reputation. 
Saint Edward men are committed to doing justice because, by virtue of 
an honest, open, and on-going investigation into how life is to be 
lived, the way of love seems the only rational approach.
  The story of Saint Edward High School is one of family. Saint Edward 
students tend to beget Saint Edward students, generation after 
generation of families growing up amongst the same faculty, the same 
staff--a growing community that never forgets what it is, what it was, 
and the values that have allowed for its progress. It comes as little 
surprise, then, that a listing of the school's achievements sounds so 
much like what proud parents might say of their children--the school 
possessing a selfless enthusiasm for its student's achievements. 
Indeed, Saint Edward High School has much reason to be enthusiastic. 
St. Edward men's excellence in the classroom transfers on to the 
playing field. The St. Edward Wrestling, Basketball, and Baseball teams 
delivered Ohio High School State Championships in 1998. Whether it be 
debate or band, Latin or chess, St. Edward students consistently prove 
to be the best amongst their peers.
  My fellow colleagues, I ask you to join me in wishing the best to the 
community of St. Edward High School as it celebrates the school's first 
fifty years in existence.

                          ____________________