[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 4, 1994)]
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            TRIBUTE TO EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL OF RIALTO, CA

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                       HON. GEORGE E. BROWN, JR.

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 4, 1994

  Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Eisenhower High School of Rialto, CA.
  Under the guidance of the school's principal, Mrs. Edna D. Herring, 
Eisenhower High School has continually been recognized as one of the 
top schools in the Nation. In 1992-93 Eisenhower high School was 
recognized by the Department of Education as one of the top schools in 
the Nation and awarded a national blue ribbon schools for excellence in 
education. More than 500 schools applied for the biannual award, of 
which 260 were recognized for their academic excellence.
  For the 1993-94 schoolyear, Eisenhower was 1 of 40 schools in 
California to receive the California Distinguished School Award, and 
this past year Eisenhower High School has been awarded the 1994 
National School of Excellence Award.
  Mrs. Herring is serving in her sixth year as principal of this 
ethnically diverse, comprehensive high school of approximately 3,000 
students. Previously, Eisenhower served a predominately middle to upper 
class community and failed to adapt to the changes in the district. 
Since Mrs. Herring became principal, Eisenhower High School has shown 
continual improvement in academics as well as extracurricular 
activities. Since Mrs. Herring's arrival, the Eisenhower High School 
football team, the Eagles, has become a nationally recognized football 
powerhouse, sending numerous student athletes to major universities 
throughout the country. Students and teachers work together in an 
environment of trust and collaboration, as a result, the dropout rate 
at Eisenhower has been cut in half.
  Through the cooperation of all participants in the educational 
process--parents, teachers, support personnel, and students, Mrs. 
Herring has revolutionized the education process at Eisenhower High 
School and developed a curriculum committed to academic excellence and 
the development of the total student.
  In addition to Mrs. Herring's dynamic leadership at Eisenhower, she 
also is very active in serving the community students come from. Mrs. 
Herring is a member of many professional and civic organizations, which 
include Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., American Association of 
University Women, and the National Council of Negro Women, Inc.
  I salute Mrs. Herring and would ask my colleagues to join me in 
acknowledging Eisenhower High School for a job well done.

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