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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
21-56
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
June 2, 2015
To recognize, congratulate, and honor The National Cathedral School Class of 2015 for believing in the power of young women and embracing the core values of excellence, service, courage, and conscience, and to declare May 18, 2015, as “The National Cathedral School Class of 2015 Day” in the District of Columbia.
WHEREAS, The National Cathedral School (“NCS”) believes in the power of young women and educates them to embrace NCS’s core values of excellence, service, courage, and conscience;
WHEREAS, The National Cathedral School Class of 2015 is truly an iconic class, filled with students headed off to colleges in 3 different countries, with 4 taking a gap year;
WHEREAS, they join NCS alumnae at institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania, Trinity College, and the University of Virginia, and are the first alumnae in years to matriculate to institutions such as the Parsons School of Design, UCLA, and the University of British Columbia;
WHEREAS, The National Cathedral School Class of 2015 has students who planned the first co-educational Diversity Forum, confronting issues of gender roles, race, and socioeconomic class;
WHEREAS, The National Cathedral School Class of 2015 has members who have won ISL and city championships in softball, basketball, soccer, cross country, and volleyball; and
WHEREAS, The National Cathedral School Class of 2015 has completed a total of 6000 community service hours, including service at organizations such as Christ House, the Anacostia Watershed, Excel Public Charter School, Fort DuPont Ice Arena, Horizons Greater Washington, and We Read DC.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that the Council of the District of Columbia recognizes, congratulates, and honors The National Cathedral School Class of 2015, and declares May 18, 2015, as “The National Cathedral School Class of 2015 Day” in the District of Columbia.
Sec. 2. This resolution may be cited as “The National Cathedral School Class of 2015 Recognition Resolution of 2015”.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
