S
tate of
M
ississippi
Office of the Governor
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS,
Catholic Schools Week is an annual national celebration
of the important role that Catholic education plays in providing a
comprehensive, values-based education to more than 2 million young
people in 6,685 Catholic schools across our nation which includes
approximately 8,600 students in 34 Catholic and early childhood centers
in Mississippi; and
WHEREAS,
we acknowledge the 167 years that Catholic schools
throughout Mississippi have educated thousands of students of all
faith traditions and varying racial and ethnic backgrounds in a learning
environment of high academic standards, moral values and religious
beliefs supported by the home; and
WHEREAS,
we recognize the commitment of parents and guardians who
send their children to Catholic schools; and
WHEREAS,
we value and appreciate the thousands of teachers
and auxiliary personnel who have provided and continue to provide
outstanding education to youngsters in Catholic schools and early
childhood centers throughout the State of Mississippi; and
WHEREAS,
the 2014 celebration theme, Catholic Schools: Communities
of Faith, Knowledge and Service, expresses the concept at the heart of
Catholic education: Our schools are communities that focus on faith
development, to ensure academic excellence and develop the highest
dedication to the service of others in the community at large;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, Phil Bryant, Governor of the State of
Mississippi, do hereby proclaim the week of January 26 - February 1,
2014, as
Catholic Schools Week
in the State of Mississippi and encourage our citizens to join in celebrating
and recognizing the incalculable contribution Catholic schools make by
educating students in our State and in our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the Great Seal of the State of Mis-
sissippi to be affixed.
DONE in the City of Jackson, on
the 3rd day of January in the year
of our Lord, two thousand and
fourteen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America,
the two hundred and thirty-eighth.
PHIL BRYANT
GOVERNOR
22
Gulf Pine Catholic
•
January 31, 2014
Whatever he wants to be when he
grows up, you want him to be a happy,
healthy, compassionate adult with a
solid moral and spiritual foundation.
You’ll not only provide him with the
best education available, you’ll devote
your life to shaping the adult you want
him to be. So will we.
At Nativity BVM Elementary, we think
of your child as our child. Our goal is
the same as yours. Our loving and
experienced staff of educators will
provide him a top-notch education in a
loving environment which reinforces
the values you teach
at home. In short,
we’ll nurture your
little superhero’s
mind, body, and soul.
Mind. Body. Soul.
Nativity BVM Elementary Open House Sunday March 9 • 11:00am-2:00pm. Call 432.2269 for details.
104 6 B e a c h B o u l e v a r d • B i l o x i , MS 39530 • www . n a t i v i t y b v m . o r g
He wants to be a
superhero
.
You’d settle for a
good man
.
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Proudly representing
the Diocese of Bi loxi
as the Pine Belt ’s
only Catholic school.
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade
(601) 450-5736
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