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2012 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 623 Commending Richmond Christian School.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, May 14, 2012

 

WHEREAS, Richmond Christian School, located in Chesterfield, proudly celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2011; and

WHEREAS, on September 4, 1951, Richmond Christian School opened its doors to 21 students at its Idlewood Avenue campus located off the Boulevard in the City of Richmond; and

WHEREAS, six years later, Richmond Christian School relocated to a Westwood Avenue location south of Byrd Park; at that time, the enrollment registration fee was $5 and the yearly tuition was $216; and

WHEREAS, over the years, Richmond Christian School continued to grow as it focused on providing students with a strong academic curriculum, athletic programs, and extracurricular activities in a Christian environment; and

WHEREAS, in 1976 Richmond Christian School became a ministry of Clover Hill Baptist Church with an enrollment of more than 100 students and eventually relocated to a new campus on Newby’s Bridge Road; and

WHEREAS, in 1979 Richmond Christian School proudly marked its first graduating class of nine seniors and the school continued to expand, eventually outgrowing the Newby’s Bridge Road campus; and

WHEREAS, in 1983 Clover Hill Baptist Church purchased the campus of the former Gill School on Belmont Road, where Richmond Christian School continues to reside; and

WHEREAS, in 2006 Richmond Christian School became an independent corporation and an educational foundation was established to help support the school’s endeavors; and

WHEREAS, for 60 years, Richmond Christian School has been blessed with outstanding leadership, dedicated teachers, supportive staff, and committed students and parents; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Richmond Christian School hereby be commended on the occasion of its 60th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Richmond Christian School as an expression of the House of Delegates’ congratulations and appreciation for the school’s commitment to its students.