[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 48 (Thursday, April 27, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E636]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO RICHARD R. RUBANO, JR.

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                          HON. MELISSA A. HART

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 27, 2006

  Ms. HART. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize the Superintendent of Farrell School District Richard R. 
Rubano, Jr.
  Mr. Rubano not only serves as the Superintendent of the schools in 
Farrell, but also teaches a leadership class to juniors and seniors in 
the school district one day a week. The subjects taught in the class 
vary from speech preparation to key decisionmaking to job and college 
outlook. This leadership class has become very popular among students 
in the Farrell School District.
  Mr. Rubano has been the superintendent of the Farrell School District 
since 1997. Before becoming the superintendent, Mr. Rubano spent many 
years as a teacher, then principal. Mr. Rubano has served as a team 
facilitator for a group of ten who designed new math curriculum for 
grades K-6. He also assisted in writing the district's Act 178 
Professional Development Plan. Mr. Rubano has dedicated his career to 
bettering the education of young minds.
  I ask my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives to 
join me in recognizing all of the hard work and time Richard R. Rubano 
Jr. has put in to make the school district better. It is an honor to 
represent the Fourth Congressional District of Pennsylvania and a 
pleasure to salute such a dedicated individual like Richard R. Rubano, 
Jr.

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