[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNITION OF BATON ROUGE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL AS A WINNER OF THE 
  KENNEDY CENTER CREATIVE TICKET NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION AWARD

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                       HON. WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2005

  Mr. JEFFERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a valued 
educational institution--Baton Rouge Magnet High School--a 2003-04 
school year Winner of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education 
Network Creative Ticket National School of Distinction Award. This 
school is an institution that combines academic excellence with 
tradition, achieving excellence in the arts.
  The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has recognized 
five schools as recipients for the 2003-04 award. The Creative Ticket 
National School of Distinction Award recognizes schools that have done 
an outstanding job of making the arts an essential part of the 
education of their students.
  In addition to their recognition of excellence in the Performing Arts 
by the Kennedy Center, Baton Rouge Magnet High School held its Blue 
Ribbon award ceremony on Thursday, October 23, 2003. The Blue Ribbon 
Schools Programs honors public and private K-12 schools which are 
academically superior in their states or that demonstrate dramatic 
gains in student achievement. BRMHS is one of only two public high 
schools, and five total schools in Louisiana, and one of 248 nationally 
recognized as Blue Ribbon schools. It is the second time Baton Rouge 
Magnet High has been recognized with the honor. It is an award colleges 
look favorably in when reviewing students' resumes.
  Thank you, Baton Rouge Magnet High School for your many years of 
dedication to quality education, arts programs and your outstanding 
representation of Louisiana.

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