HR 370 — Commending St. Margaret's School.

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370 E Commending St.

––––––––––N TAgreed Patrons––Hodgesto andby Ransonethe RHouse ––––––––––of Delegates, February 21, 2023 R O WHEREAS,Tappahannock, forhas morehelped thangenerations 100of years,students St.develop into young women of confidence, resilience, L and high character;

Margaret'sand School,L anWHEREAS, Episcopal all-girls school in Tappahannock, has helped generations of students develop into young women of confidence, resiliDnce, andWHEREAS, St.

Margaret's School was established by the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia in 1921 to createcreWHEREAS, newSt. opportunities in the region for a quality education in a Christian environment;

Margaret's School opened with 14 girls and WHEREAS,three St.boys and offered a kindergarten E through 11th-grade curriculum;

Margaret'sthe Schoolschool openedheld withits 14first girlsclasses andabove three boys and offered a kindergartenlocal throughpharmacy 11th-gradein curriculum;D Tappahannock;

the school held its first classes above a local pharmacy in E Tappahannock;

Margaret's School arrived in Tappahannock by D either Richmond or Washington, D.C.;

Margaret's School grew to serve 20 day students and 70 boarding students and began to develop its picturesque campus along the Rappahannock River;RivWHEREAS, the Rappahannock River plays an essential role in campus life and academics;

andat WHEREAS,each R grade level, students visit different parts of the Rappahannockriver, Riverfrom playsthe anheadwaters essentialin rolethe Blue Ridge Mountai7s to the Chesapeake Bay and the ocean at Virginia Beach, to gain a greater appreciation for the local E ecology and participate in campusa lifewide range of activities related to the river, including kayaking and academics;R swiWHEREAS, in 1991 St.

at each grade level, students visit different parts of the river, from the headwaters in the Blue Ridge Mountains ecology and participate in a wide range of activities related to the river, including kayaking andl swimming, art projects, raising oysters, and more;

and 7 WHEREAS, in 1991 St.

Margaret's School currently maintains an enrollment of around 100 students in gradesColumbia, eightas throughwell 12,as and18 theforeign diversecountries; student body represents girls from 17 states and the District of ColWHEREAS, St.

andnt body represents girls from 17 states and the District of WHEREAS, St.

now, therefore, be it RESOLVEDoccasion byof theits House100th ofanniversary Delegates,in That2021; St.

Margaret'sand, be itret's School hereby be commended on the 34RESOLVED occasionFURTHER, That the Clerk of itsthe 100thHouse anniversaryof inDelegates 2021;prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to St.

and,Margaret's beSchool itas 35an RESOLVEDexpression FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of DelegatesDelegates' prepareadmiration afor copythe of this resolution 37 school's history and contributions to young women from the Commonwealth and around the world.ionworld. for the 2