HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to our St. Austin Catholic School!!!
This is the school community’s 100th Anniversary Year of
Celebration. For a century, our school has been turning out not only good
scholars, but more importantly, also good citizens and faithful Christians. That
is an accomplishment we can all be proud of and that deserves to be celebrated.
The relationship of our parish community and our
parish school, like all marriages, has had some difficult times, and also lots
of wonderful times. Perhaps even some boring times, but honestly, in the seven
years I have been here, boring has been few and far between.
When the school is in session the campus here comes
alive with energy: motion, laughter, lines of children going back and forth to
lunch, older kids running between classes, traffic snarls at drop-off and
pick-up, lots of activity, commotion. It is seldom dull when school is in
session!
Having the next generation of Catholics and Texans
almost literally beneath our feet is a wonderful reminder of our duty to pass
on the faith to the next generation. Seeing their smiling faces keeps us
hopeful about the future. It instills in us a sense of time beyond just the
next meeting or deadline. With the children here we see the future all around
us.
So it is most appropriate that we celebrate this
milestone of 100 years! We are grateful and give thanks for the many Dominican
Sisters, lay teachers, parents and students who have built the proud history
and the honored legacy of St. Austin Catholic School. We recommit ourselves to
the task of carrying forth this proud tradition for at least another 100 years!
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