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Grand Knight's Report - October 12, 2006
The demographics of declining attendance at Catholic grammar and high schools over the past two decades are obvious. The reasons vary from rising tuition costs, consolidation of schools, financial pressures on parishes and dioceses that support the schools.
In addition, the declining membership of teaching orders, and religious vocations in general, which previously staffed and administered Catholic schools, is in all likelihood the result of our current unfortunate situation.
Those who have attended Catholic schools know the extraordinary benefits derived from such an education. Parents who send their children to Catholic school know the extraordinary sacrifices involved.
While considerably more tuition assistance is available at the university level, relatively little is offered at the secondary school level. It is with this notion, as Chairman of the Bristol Council scholarship committee; I am requesting Bristol Council amend our current scholarship program to include a Grants element for Catholic school attendance. Specifically to those children, grandchildren and legal wards of brother Knights of Bristol Council. I propose that these Grants are no less than $500 for elementary, middle, and High School, (Grades 1 thru 12) and would be renewable in each of the 12 years the student attends a Catholic Schools.
Although, this aid may seem small when compared to the four year costs in attending a Catholic Elementary and High schools, it can make a difference.
Vivat Jesus’!
Mark J. Rielly
Scholarship Chairman - PGK