[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 31, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E25]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           IN RECOGNITION OF AMELIA EARHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 31, 2006

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Amelia Earhart 
Elementary School, in Alameda, California, on being named a 2005-2006 
National Blue Ribbon School.
  Amelia Earhart Elementary School has been serving students in the Bay 
Farm Island community of Alameda, California, since 1979. The mission 
of the school is to inspire academic excellence, a passion for learning 
and respect for self and community.
  Amelia Earhart Elementary school was named a California Distinguished 
School in 2004 by the California Department of Education and a National 
``No Child Left Behind'' Blue Ribbon School in 2005.
  The teachers, staff, administration, parents and community members 
work together to create a culture at the school that promotes a dynamic 
school-wide vision of academic success for all students.
  Amelia Earhart teachers, staff and administrators collaborate to use 
student data to drive informed decisions about instruction and provide 
a quality educational setting where all children can learn and excel.
  Amelia Earhart Elementary School is a national model of excellence 
and an outstanding example of the ideal that all students should have 
an equal educational opportunity in a supportive environment and that 
none should be forgotten.
  I join in congratulating Amelia Earhart Elementary School for its 
commitment to excellence, which has earned the school the well-
deserved, nationally recognized, Blue Ribbon School honor.

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