[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 116 (Thursday, September 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1854]
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 COMMENDING THE GENEROSITY OF GALENA PARK, CHANNELVIEW, AND SHELDON ISD

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 15, 2005

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the 
generosity three school districts in our Congressional District have 
shown to our neighbors in Mississippi.
  Galena Park lSD, Channelview lSD, and Sheldon ISD have united and 
adopted Pascagoula public schools in Mississippi. Twenty-three Galena 
Park Schools, eleven Channelview Schools and seven Sheldon ISD schools 
are collecting donations to provide school supplies clothing and other 
necessities to students in Pascagoula.
  Pascagoula serves almost 9,000 students at 16 campuses. Reports 
indicate that two schools were completely destroyed by Hurricane 
Katrina. The rest of the Pascagoula campuses sustained severe roof and 
window damage.
  In addition to sending badly needed resources to Pascagoula, Galena 
Park, Channelview and Sheldon ISD have also enrolled hundreds of 
students from Louisiana and Mississippi.
  I'd like to thank the leadership and staff at these three school 
districts for opening their doors to the children who have been 
affected by Katrina. I wish the best to our neighbors in Mississippi, 
Louisianna and Alabama as they rebuild their lives.

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