[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 140 (Thursday, September 20, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1948]
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IN RECOGNITION OF MOLLY P. HOWARD ON BEING NAMED NATIONAL PRINCIPAL OF 
                                THE YEAR

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                            HON. JOHN BARROW

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2007

  Mr. BARROW. Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, September 4, 2007, Molly 
Parish Howard, Principal of Jefferson County High School in Louisville, 
Georgia, was named National High School Principal of the Year by the 
National Association of Secondary School Principals. I had the 
privilege of attending her recognition ceremony and was moved by her 
dedication to, and passion for, her students, her school and her 
community.
  Dr. Howard has devoted the past 30 years of her life to the children 
of Jefferson County, Georgia. In one way or another, she's been walking 
the halls of the public schools in that area nearly all her life. Dr. 
Howard began her own education in the schools of Jefferson County. Just 
three years after her graduation from Wrens High School she returned to 
become one of the school system's first special education teachers.
  Dr. Howard has been serving as Principal of the Jefferson County High 
School since 1995. When she became principal, she made it her policy 
that every child in her high school would receive a college preparatory 
education. Even with an increasingly challenging curriculum, nearly 
every indicator of the success of a high school has improved since Dr. 
Howard took that job.
  Dr. Howard represents what is best about our best schools. What's 
more important, she brings out the best in her faculty and staff, her 
students, and their families. She uses innovation and creativity to 
inspire excellence in her teachers; she is a conscientious member of 
her community; and she is a friend, a mentor, and a good example to her 
students. She is the kind of person I'm grateful to have working on the 
front lines of our nation's future. I'm proud to represent her and her 
school, and I congratulate her on this well deserved achievement.

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