[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21221]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MOELLER HIGH SCHOOL

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 21, 2002

  Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller High School 
is one of America's best High Schools. As a 1980 graduate of the 
institution, I rise today to commend Moeller for its years of 
excellence in education and for advancing the Marianist philosophy in a 
Christian academic setting.
  Father William Chaminade, the founder of the Marianist order, 
inspires Moeller's philosophy. He intended all Marianist schools to be 
places where Christian Faith would grow and prosper. Moeller continues 
to meet Father Chaminade's challenge by making the religious faith of 
its students the center of their lives.
  According to the school's mission statement, Moeller achieves these 
goals by teaching students about our responsibilities to God, family, 
neighbors and self; by engendering a willingness to serve the human 
community; learning how to interact faith with culture, changing the 
culture towards Christian values; assisting all to ``develop'' the 
``Marianist Family Spirit,'' and, to value the qualities of Mary the 
Mother of God, such as compassion, tolerance, patience and willingness 
to assist the poor in working for a just society.
  The faculty at Moeller strives to pursue excellence in all academic 
disciplines. Students are encouraged to use their God-given talents to 
the fullest. Intellectual curiosity is stressed. Critical thinking and 
the development of skills for life-long learning are promoted.
  The school is named after the Most Reverend Henry Moeller, the fourth 
Archbishop of the Cincinnati Catholic Archdiocese. Conceived in 1958, 
the idea for the boy's Catholic school became a reality in September 
1960 when the doors opened for the first time. Moeller High School has 
since graduated over 6,000 graduates including our colleague Mr. 
Boehner of Ohio.
  Moeller is well known throughout the country. The school has set 
hundreds of records on a local, state and national basis in academics 
and athletics achieving numerous championship titles at all levels.
  Most of all, Mr. Speaker, the students and graduates of Moeller High 
School are the kind of men for whom Father Chaminade prayed. His vision 
of a family of well-rounded Christian academic settings has produced 
some of America's best citizens and disciples of Jesus Christ. Moeller 
has succeeded in developing students into productive, successful and 
mature adults with the ability to share and work with all people.
  Mr. Speaker, I'm proud to be a graduate of Moeller High School and 
part of the Moeller family. I'm exceedingly proud to represent it today 
as a Member of the United States Congress here on the floor of the 
House of Representatives and to speak on behalf of what is clearly an 
uncommon school of remarkable accomplishment.
  Finally, Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in commending 
Moeller High School for its leadership in American education, 
citizenship, and piety. May Moeller continue to prosper in its noble 
goals and may everyone associated with the school's mission continue to 
enjoy God's greatest blessings.

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