Large Numbers Turn out for National Appreciation Day for Catholic Schools

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During National Appreciation Day For Catholic Schools on Feb. 2, more than 175 students, principals and Catholic educational leaders visited every congressional office on Capitol Hill to promote the "good news" of Catholic education. This was one of the largest delegations and largest numbers of office visits since National Appreciation Day became part of Catholic Schools Week in 1990.

Before heading off to visit congressional offices, the assembled students heard from Father Daniel Coughlin, chaplain of the U S. House of Representatives, and Congressman Christopher Smith of the fourth congressional district of New Jersey.

Father Coughlin, the first Catholic chaplain since …