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Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School (Escuela de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) is a Roman Catholic elementary and middle school in the Second Ward in the East End, Houston, Texas. It is the parish school of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School is the oldest continuously operating Catholic elementary school in the City of Houston.〔"(History of Our Church )." ((Archive )) Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Retrieved on September 4, 2012.〕 As of 2010 the school's parish is one of the poorest Catholic parishes in Greater Houston.〔Kever, Jeannie. "(Schools seeking help find a beacon of hope )." ''Houston Chronicle''. November 19, 2010. Retrieved on November 20, 2010.〕 ==History== The school first opened on September 8, 1912,〔 one month after the church's first Mass.〔Struthers, Silvia. "(La Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe celebra 100 años )." ''La Voz de Houston''. August 17, 2012. Retrieved on September 4, 2012. "La iglesia tiene numerosas misas en español y cuenta con una escuela que fue inaugurada al mes siguiente de que la parroquia celebrara su primera misa."〕 Although founded by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, the Sisters of Divine Providence of Texas (C.D.P.) operated the school for most its existence.〔 The Sisters initially commuted to OLG School from the already established Immaculate Conception School (closed 1969); their presence in OLG School lasted for 87 years.〔"(History )." ((Archive )) Our Lady of Guadalupe School. Retrieved on September 4, 2012.〕 Historically at least one Sister from the group served as the school's director of religious education. In the 1912–13 school year the school had 30 students.〔 The school was originally located on the lower floor of the two-story church building.〔 Sister Mary Benitia Vermeersch, C.D.P., born in Belgium, began operating the school in 1915, when it had 85 students enrolled; she was assigned there due to her knowledge of Mexican culture and her proficiency in Spanish.〔Garza, Natalie, p. 15.〕 By 1935 the school had 428 students. Natalie Garza, author of ''The “Mother Church” of Mexican Catholicism in Houston'', wrote that As a result, enrollment increased under her watch.〔 After a new church facility opened in 1923, the previous church facility was remodeled, and began to be entirely used as a school and for social activities.〔 The current school building, established to be resistant against fire, was opened in 1948. The pastor, the Rev. Agapito Santos, supervised the construction of the two-story current school building, and he also oversaw the construction of the gymnasium in 1952.〔 After the Sisters of Divine Providence withdrew from the school, John Louis Morkovsky, the Bishop of Galveston-Houston, asked the Dominican Sisters to administer the school on a temporary basis, and the Dominican Sisters managed the school for a five-year period. As the Dominican Sisters administered the OLG School, members of the Religious of the Sacred Heart (R.S.C.J.) from Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart volunteered to teach at OLG. The Sisters of the Sacred Heart became full-time teachers there, and in 1983 they began to manage the school on a permanent basis.〔 In 1985 the school purchased individual air conditioning units that were installed in classrooms. In 1995 the school renovated the gymnasium and installed a cafeteria there. The school subsequently installed a playground adjacent to the school building. In a 20-year period before 2012 the school acquired a plot of land which had overgrown vegetation. Parents and friends of OLG cleared the field so that the schoolchildren could use it, and the land is now known as Eagle Field. Subsequently the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston allowed the school to begin using a house previously used by Catholic Charities, and the art and music classes of OLG were moved into this house. Four years prior to 2012, the school opened a covered area which shelters individuals moving between buildings during inclement weather.〔 In 2010 the archdiocese launched a campaign to stabilize OLG and twelve other inner city Catholic schools so they could stay open.〔 The school scheduled completion of a newly installed roof and a tuck pointing and sealing of the school building in the northern hemisphere summer of 2012.〔 OLG remained open as other area Catholic schools closed due to low enrollment.〔Garza, Natalie, p. 19.〕 As of 2012 many elementary school classes have waiting lists.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Our Lady of Guadalupe School (Houston)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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