[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 27, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN HONOR OF THE 75TH BIRTHDAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 27, 2004

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the 75th 
Birthday for the University Park Elementary School in Dallas, Texas. I 
am proud to represent the University Park Elementary School in 
Congress, and four of my staff members in my Washington, D.C. and 
Dallas offices are graduates of the Highland Park Independent School 
District, and so I am well aware of the quality education that 
University Park Elementary School and the Highland Park Independent 
School District deliver on a yearly basis. One of my staff members has 
three generations of his family that attended University Park 
Elementary School.
  The State of Texas is celebrating 150 years of publicly educating 
young Texans, and along with this important anniversary is the 75th 
Birthday for the University Park Elementary School. This is a very 
special milestone in the history of the school, its students, families, 
teacher professionals, support staff, and the greater community that it 
has served with distinction for three-quarters of a century. I 
congratulate the school's principal Dr. Lynda Carter for her excellent 
leadership of the school during this birthday year.
  University Park Elementary School opened its doors in September of 
1928 with six teachers and 165 students. The school has come a long way 
from its initial academic year, as in 1988 the United States Department 
of Education cited University Park Elementary School for its excellence 
in education; and it has also received national recognition for 
excellence in the area of character development. In 2001, University 
Park Elementary School received special recognition from the Texas 
Commissioner of Education, Jim Nelson, for being one of the eight 
schools in Texas to receive an ``Exemplary'' rating for nine years of 
the rating system's existence.
  University Park Elementary School will formally celebrate its 
birthday on Friday morning, and I am very much looking forward to being 
there personally in honor of such a great occasion. I sincerely salute 
the University Park Elementary School on its birthday, and I wish it 
continued success for many years to come.

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