[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21259]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF URSULINE HIGH SCHOOL

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 26, 2005

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 125th Anniversary 
of Ursuline High School. Ursuline High School, founded in 1880 in Santa 
Rosa by the Ursuline Sisters, is a private Catholic secondary school 
committed to excellence in educating young women.
  Ursuline High School, known in the early years as Ursuline Academy, 
first opened its doors at 10th and B Streets in the former Santa Rosa 
Christian College Building. By 1957, the school relocated to its 
current location in northern Santa Rosa on a portion of the Howarth 
Estate. The year 1965 saw the addition of Cardinal Newman High School, 
a private school for young men, on the adjacent property.
  Even as Ursuline High School has grown and spawned such acclaimed 
alumni as Olympic Swimming Champion Ann Curtis and Broadway actor 
Valerie Leonard, the school has remained focused on empowering young 
women to realize their full potential.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to recognize Ursuline High School for 
its 125 years of commitment to educating young women to be leaders.

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