[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 57 (Thursday, May 11, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E798]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO STODDART-FLEISHER MIDDLE SCHOOL

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 11, 2006

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special 
tribute to the Stoddart-Fleisher Middle School, located in North 
Central Philadelphia. The Stoddart-Fleisher School will be closing this 
summer after providing 80 years of service to our community.
  Throughout its history, this fine school has played an important role 
in the community and it has always provided a quality education to its 
attending students. Stoddard-Fleisher was the product of a merger in 
1950 of the Stoddard and Fleisher schools. Both schools have a history 
of providing vocational and regular academic training for students in 
the area of North Central Philadelphia. In recent years, Stoddart has 
been a neighborhood school for seventh and eighth grade students.
  The continued growth of kindergarten through eighth grade schools 
throughout the city as well as a population shift to other parts of the 
city have resulted in declining enrollment for Stoddard, especially 
within the past 5 years. This summer will mark the end of a great era 
in public education for North Central Philadelphia and we are sad to 
see our community lose such a respected institution.
  On June 16th, there will be a commemorative reception and program for 
Stoddard's closing and hopefully other schools will pay close attention 
to and follow in the tradition of the Stoddard-Fleisher Middle School.

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