[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 81 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1179-E1180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO INTEGRATION 2000

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                          HON. DAVID E. BONIOR

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 19, 1998

  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, each year a new group of children walks into 
a school for the first time. They are our future leaders, the hope of 
America. Students rely on the support they get from parents, mentors, 
and teachers as they prepare for their future. Harry Istok, at Malow 
Junior High in Shelby Township, MI, has developed an innovative 
technical program called Integration 2000. With the help and support of 
businesses throughout the Metro Detroit area, Integration 2000 has 
changed the way we look at technical education in Michigan.
  Harry Istok is a veteran teacher. For twenty-seven years, he has 
taught drafting to students at Malow Junior High. But during the school 
year of 1995/1996, Harry took drafting to a new level. By taking skills 
from art, drafting, technology education, and general business, Harry 
integrated the manufacturing side

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to show students how their final product would be produced. Students in 
7th, 8th, and 9th grades have designed, engineered, manufactured and 
marketed products such as key chains and pen and pencil holders proudly 
bearing the Malow Mustang. Harry Istok is preparing students for life 
after secondary school. Harry has stated, ``the whole purpose of 
education after the Industrial Revolution is to prepare students for 
the world of work. We have to show the kids that there are viable 
alternatives to a four year college education.'' Integration 2000 
provides students and business with the opportunity to work together in 
a hands-on educational environment.
  Since 1995, Harry has enlisted twenty-seven area businesses to 
participate in Integration 2000. Each business donates time and 
materials to the education of the students. Without their dedication 
and commitment Integration 2000 would not be possible. On March 8, 
1998, Harry and his partners were honored with the Program Excellence 
Award at the 60th International Technology Education Association in 
Fort Worth, Texas. The participating businesses are: RCO Engineering, 
Northern Metalcraft, Joint Production Technologies, Thunder Tool, Shoe 
Design, Entire Reproductions, Rhetech, Pinnacle Technologies, Proper 
Mold, Macomb Sheet Metal, P-Ess Sheet Metal, Breed Technologies, Kinzer 
Collision, International Hardcoat, Shelby Mold Inc., Modulated Metals 
Inc., E & E Engineering, Advanced Machining Ltd., Mt. Clemens Steel 
Inc., R.-J.'s E.D.M., DCT Inc., Unique Fabricating, Acra Grinding, 3-
Dimensional Services, Powder Cote II, Interplas and Consumers Lumber.
  As a parent and congressman, I am impressed so many young people will 
have the opportunity to experience the world of high tech manufacturing 
when they are as young as twelve years old. Harry Istok's vision has 
brought together a unique partnership between Malow Junior High and 
businesses in southeastern Michigan. Integration 2000 will serve as an 
example for other schools to follow. I would like to thank Harry and 
all of his twenty-seven partners for their lasting contribution to 
education in the United States.

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