[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 6, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL; A MODEL OF EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

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                            HON. TOM LANTOS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 6, 1996

  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, the U.S. Department of Education has 
recognized Lowell High School in San Francisco, CA, as a Blue Ribbon 
School. As a Blue Ribbon School, Lowell High School serves as a shining 
example of high-quality education for the rest of the country. The 
school is 1 of only 266 throughout our entire Nation and only 39 in 
California to be selected for this high honor.
  I invite my colleagues to join me in extending our most sincere 
admiration and congratulations for the wonderful educational 
environment that Lowell High School provides for our young Americans. I 
am indeed proud to have this outstanding institution in my 
congressional district.
  Lowell High School has achieved this high honor through its 
persistent and highly effective pursuit of local, State and national 
education goals. These goals reflect the areas in which our educational 
institutions across the country are most in need of improvement. Lowell 
High School's remarkable success in overcoming some of the most 
difficult problems our schools face today makes it a perfect example 
for schools around the country to follow.
  Lowell High School has been highly successful in fulfilling the 
necessary conditions of effective schooling. Through the dynamic and 
productive leadership of Principal Paul Cheng, Lowell High School has 
developed a nurturing teaching environment, a rigorous and engaging 
curriculum, a safe environment for students and teachers, and a healthy 
involvement of parents and the community in strengthening educational 
resources. Students from Lowell convincingly demonstrate the many 
benefits of a good schooling environment through impressive student 
performances on measures of achievement, attendance rates, and the 
varied and ambitious pursuits of graduates of the school.
  Lowell High School is more than deserving of the recognition it has 
and will continue to receive as a Blue Ribbon School. I hope that other 
schools across the country will be able to learn by the example of 
Lowell how to confront some of the seemingly intractable problems 
facing our educational system. I also hope that, in recognizing Lowell 
High School, my colleagues recognize the necessity of making 
educational excellence one of our highest priorities in the U.S. 
Congress.

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