[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 20 (Thursday, February 1, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CONGRATULATING BARRY PATRICK RODGERS, BS, M.ED.

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                           HON. RAHM EMANUEL

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 31, 2007

  Mr. EMANUEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Barry 
Rodgers on his appointment as principal of Northside College 
Preparatory High School in Chicago. The Northside school council voted 
unanimously to name Mr. Rodgers to a 4-year term as principal beginning 
on July 1, 2007, and they chose an outstanding successor to James 
Lalley, who is retiring on June 30, 2007.
  Mr. Rodgers received his B.S. in zoology from the University of 
Wisconsin at Madison in 1990. He then went on to graduate from National 
Louis University, in 1999, with a master's degree in education 
specializing in curriculum and instruction, and he has continued his 
education with a certificate in educational leadership from DePaul 
University in 2005.
  Throughout his career, Mr. Rodgers has been an educator and a leader 
in a variety of venues. He began his career at Mather High School 
teaching biology and chemistry. He went on to become the department 
chairman at Mather High. He then joined the Northside science 
department, working his way up to department chairman there as well. 
Currently, Mr. Rodgers is the LAUNCH principal at Westinghouse Career 
Academy in Chicago assisting in the day-to-day operations of the 
school.
  Mr. Rodgers has gone above and beyond in serving the interests of the 
students wherever he has taught. He founded the swim team at Northside 
High School, led the Curriculum Team, was a teacher-mentor for the 
Golden Teachers program, coordinated staff development opportunities 
for five area schools, and was a member of the leadership team at both 
Northside High and Westinghouse Academy.
  In addition to coaching the swim team at Northside, he is also 
affiliated with the Association for Supervision and Curriculum 
development, the National Science Teachers Association, the Friends of 
the Chicago River, the National School Reform Faculty, the North River 
Commission, the American Chemical Society, and National Public Radio.
  Madam Speaker, I congratulate Barry Rodgers on his appointment as 
Northside College Preparatory High School's new principal, and I thank 
him for his many outstanding contributions in educating the young 
people of the Fifth District of Illinois. His efforts have had a 
profound impact on the lives of his friends, family, and countless 
other individuals. I wish him the best of luck as he embarks on this 
new journey, and continued happiness in all his future endeavors.

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