[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 116 (Thursday, September 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1858]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CELEBRATING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF SAN JOAQUIN MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 15, 2005

  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate San Joaquin 
Memorial High School on this ceremonious day in celebration of their 
60th anniversary.
  San Joaquin Memorial High School deserves congratulations for their 
dedication to providing their students with a superior education and 
making the tuition very affordable for many families in the Fresno 
area. With a 154 graduating class of 2005 nearly all of their students 
plan to attend colleges or universities. Over the past 15 years San 
Joaquin Memorial High School graduates' average college enrollment is 
higher than 98 percent and many of their graduates advance to the top 
universities in the nation.
  The School was founded in 1945 and was given the name ``Memorial,'' 
and school colors, ``red, white, and blue,'' to serve as a living 
reminder of the men and women from the San Joaquin Valley who gave 
their lives in the service of their country. San Joaquin Memorial High 
School has been an exceptional addition to our community and serves as 
a model High School for other schools in the area.
  San Joaquin Memorial High School strives to offer an academically 
challenging curriculum designed to stimulate critical thinking, to 
develop individual capabilities, to seek the truth in information and 
to gain wisdom in knowledge. They also believe that they can help their 
students recognize the uniqueness of the self and offer an environment 
conducive to personal growth. The students at San Joaquin Memorial High 
School are empowered to become self-disciplined and with their 
discipline they donate much of their time to community service in an 
effort to better society for the public, their school and their church.
  They have continued to develop and modernize their facilities from 
its three original classroom buildings in 1945. A part of their Mission 
Statement is to give ``service to the poor.'' With their hard work and 
dedication to supplying the San Joaquin Valley with an enormous amount 
of consideration and compassion for others they will surely continue to 
thrive in the Valley for many years to come.

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