[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 81 (Friday, May 16, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANALY HIGH SCHOOL, SEBASTOPOL, 
                               CALIFORNIA

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 16, 2008

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, today I rise with great pride to join in 
celebrating the 100th anniversary of Analy High School, located in 
Sebastopol, CA, and one of the most successful schools in my district.
  Prior to the founding of Analy High School, students from West Sonoma 
County commuted to Santa Rosa High School, travelling by train or 
wagon, or even boarding during the week in Santa Rosa. When the people 
of the Sebastopol area decided the student population was large enough 
to support its own school, the Analy Union High School District (now 
the West Sonoma County Union School District) was started. From its 
origins in 1908 with a student body of 37, Analy has grown to support 
more than 1,200 students this year.
  In 1910, five students received diplomas--the first graduating class 
of Analy High School. Since then, Analy High School has been named a 
California Distinguished School, and has graduated more than 30,000 
students, including Dr. Willard F. Libby, the 1960 Nobel Prize winner 
in chemistry for his work in developing the process of carbon dating; 
actress Karen Valentine; Chicago Bears star tight end Jim Thornton; and 
numerous students who went on to become teachers, police officers, 
firefighters, business leaders, housewives, parents and grandparents of 
Analy graduates.
  Madam Speaker, Analy High has come a long way from the days when 
students rode to class on horseback. It has contributed an educated 
populace to Sebastopol, to Sonoma County and beyond. I am proud to have 
such citizens in my district, and I ask you to join me in 
congratulating Analy High School on the past 100 years and wishing them 
the best of luck and continued success for the next 100 years.

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