[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1164]
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     RECOGNIZING ROWLAND ADULT SCHOOL ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 25TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                       HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 10, 1997

  Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Rowland Adult 
School on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. Later this evening, 
Rowland will hold its annual commencement ceremonies and celebrate 25 
years of service to our community.
  Founded in 1971, Rowland has served over 30,000 students in classes 
ranging from citizenship, parent literacy and parent education to a 
variety of community education classes such as notary public, dance, 
art, language development, and others. Since 1971, the adult school has 
offered courses for students wishing to obtain their adult school 
diploma. Additionally, Rowland is a center for general educational 
development [GED] testing, and has provided this important service to 
students throughout the years.
  As part of the Rowland Unified School District, the adult school has 
worked to help adults become productive citizens, productive workers, 
better parents and family members, and civic-minded residents who take 
an active role in the community. Rowland helps to foster the 
development of intellectual, physical, and emotional skills and 
experiences, providing high school skills, ESL classes, citizenship 
courses, and a family literacy program. This comprehensive approach has 
proved very effective in our community, with over 1,000 adults 
graduating from Rowland Adult School in the past 25 years.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
dedicated faculty, staff, and administrators of the Rowland Adult 
School, who have created a vision for the future of the school to 
continue providing the highest quality education to the adults of our 
community for many years to come. I would like to recognize Rocky 
Bettar, Rowland Adult School's director; Melinda Seshike, program 
specialist, and Gabe Moorman, curriculum coordinator, as well as the 
many teachers, staff members, instructional assistants and students who 
will be celebrating Rowland Adult School's 25th anniversary this 
evening.

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