Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of St. Hubert's Catholic High School for Girls.

WHEREAS, Since opening their doors in 1941, St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls has educated more than 27,000 women, offering them a unique and enriching high school experience that they carry with them throughout their lives; and

WHEREAS, St. Hubert Catholic High School is the largest Catholic girls’ high school in Philadelphia with over 1,000 students from 55 different elementary schools in every section of Philadelphia, as well as the suburbs of Bucks and Montgomery counties and New Jersey; and

WHEREAS, The oldest building at St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls was built in 1925 as a parish church and school for German-speaking Catholics living in Northeast Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, On September 8, 1941, St. Hubert High School for Girls, located at Cottman and Torresdale Avenues, was established as a Philadelphia Diocesan High School. At that time, the faculty consisted of twenty sisters from five religious communities, and the student body numbered 631 girls. In June 1942, the first Senior Class, numbering 139 girls graduated; and

WHEREAS, In response to an increasing enrollment, St. Mary's Hall, consisting of classrooms, laboratories, and a gymnasium, was added to the original building and opened for student occupancy in September of 1951. In December 1951, Father Edward M. Reilly formally opened the chapel, located on the second floor of the original building. In July 1952, Father Richard J. Simmons was appointed the first principal of St. Hubert High School; and

WHEREAS, Sacred Heart Hall, a second addition consisting of a cafeteria and new auditorium was opened in September 1956. Throughout the following years, the enrollment continued to increase until it reached 3,802 during the 1965-66 school year. At the present time, class schedules for more than 1,000 students are arranged within an eight-period class day and a six-day cycle; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby honor and bestow our well wishes and prayers to the students, faculty, parents and alumni of St. Hubert’s Catholic High School for Girls and ceremoniously toast their 65th Anniversary.

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