[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 64 (Friday, April 20, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H3721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Jones) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, last week I had the pleasure of 
attending a middle school in my congressional district. The middle 
school is Woodbury. I have a T-shirt to represent Woodbury Middle 
School. I thought I could wear it on the floor of the House, but they 
told me it was inappropriate attire so I had to take it off. But this 
is a Woodbury T-shirt, and I promised those students at Woodbury Middle 
School that this week on the floor of the House I would talk about what 
a great time I had at Woodbury Middle School.
  The reason I was there, and let me recognize the principal, Barbara 
Whitaker; the vice principals, WeMet Smith and Eric Grundton; and 
teacher friends of mine, my neighbor, Barbara Norton; Chante Taylor, 
who is the wife of one of my district staffers; Aisha Mason, who is the 
wife of Senator Lance Mason.
  But what I was there for we have Ohio achievement tests, and we 
decided on this particular day at this particular school, we are going 
to celebrate the achievements of the young people of Woodbury Middle 
School. We had a wonderful time. The band played. They are doing a 
production of ``Annie,'' and ``Annie'' did a production. We had a dance 
troupe that I learned how to do a certain dance with these young 
people. We even had a chance to quote Nas, a famous rapper, who talks 
about I can be what I want to be.
  We had a great time. We had a wonderful chance to really celebrate 
the fact that these young people are going to do a great job on this 
Ohio achievement test. So Woodbury Middle School, I keep my promise. 
Hurray for Woodbury Middle School. Pass that test.

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