[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 63 (Friday, May 19, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E782]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CENTRAL NEW JERSEY RECOGNIZES RAYMOND P. FARLEY

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                           HON. RUSH D. HOLT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 19, 2000

  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, today I recognize the accomplishments of 
Raymond P. Farley and his contributions to central New Jersey. Over the 
course of the last thirty-six years, Mr. Farley has worked as a 
teacher, district supervisor, principal, adjunct college professor, and 
superintendent.
  Mr. Farley has been the Superintendent of the Hunterdon Central 
Regional High School District since 1990. During his tenure, Hunterdon 
Central Regional has won a state record three ``New Jersey Star School 
Awards`` and nine ``New Jersey Best Practices Awards.'' It was the 
first ever Malcolm Baldrige Finalist in Education, and it received the 
Governor's Award for Performance Excellence. Mr. Farley himself was 
honored as an Earl Murphy Outstanding Educator/Administrator for 1994.
  A constant theme in the accomplishments of Mr. Farley is technology. 
Hunterdon Central Regional High School has been deemed ``One of 
America's Top 100 Wired High Schools'' by Family PC magazine. Hunterdon 
Central Regional has also won the National School Boards Association's 
``Technology Leadership Award.'' The Courier News, in its ``1997 People 
to Watch,'' remarked, ``Hunterdon Central Regional High School 
Superintendent Raymond Farley revamped the school to make it the most 
technologically advanced public school in the state.'' Industry is also 
aware of the accomplishments of Mr. Farley. The President and CEO of 
Bellcore has said, ``Ray is one of our state's leaders in educational 
telecommunications.''
  Mr. Farley has not limited his hard work to the halls of the 
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District. He has traveled as far 
away as Singapore, and here to the Capitol to lecture about school 
reform. Throughout his career, Mr. Farley has worked to spread his 
talents across many geographic and political boundaries.
  Mr. Farley has also found time to share his talents with the 
community. To name a few, Mr. Farley has served on the Board of 
Directors of the Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce, and is on the 
Board of Regents of St. Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey.
  Mr. Raymond P. Farley has demonstrated dedication to his goals and to 
the community. Friends, colleagues, and family of Mr. Farley are 
honoring his exemplary career this week. I urge all of my colleagues to 
join me in recognizing Mr. Farley's accomplishments.

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