[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 155 (Saturday, December 19, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2351]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         TRIBUTE TO STUDENTS OF CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 18, 1998

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to honor 
my predecessor, Congressman Claude Pepper, who faithfully and honestly 
served this House for 27 years. A school in my district bears his name 
which celebrates his memory of unselfish service and sacrifice. During 
a recent visit to this school, I enjoyed the lyrics of Claude Pepper 
Elementary's school song written by Jerry Little which is here 
reprinted:

       Claude Pepper Elementary, the best school of this century. 
     Look at our great family, I'm as happy as can be. Claude 
     Pepper Elementary, I am an honoree. School now is fun for me, 
     it's a wonderful place to be. Our family includes parents, 
     teachers, and me. There is a dream we will work as a team, 
     we'll share what we think, give a smile and a wink, believe 
     in ourselves as we grow. The future's locked in a chest and 
     we hold the key, I know we'll all do our best. In our 
     families, the future's locked in a chest and we hold the key. 
     The world is waiting for me.

  Claude Pepper Elementary is great! Claude Pepper Elementary, the best 
school of this century. School now is fun for me, it's a wonderful 
place to be. Look and you will see we are family.

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