[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 30, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO POCAHONTAS AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 29, 2008

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the excellence 
in education in the Fourth Congressional District of Iowa, and to 
specifically congratulate Pocahontas Area Elementary School in 
Pocahontas, Iowa, for making the list of the 2008 No Child Left Behind, 
Blue Ribbon Schools.
   The No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public 
and private elementary, middle, and high schools that are either 
academically superior or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student 
achievement. Pocahontas Area Elementary School scored in the top 10 
percent in Iowa with at least 40 percent of their students from 
disadvantaged backgrounds.
   I consider it a great honor to represent Pocahontas Area Elementary 
Principal Lynn Moody, the teachers, students, school board members, and 
administrations of Pocahontas Area Schools in the United States 
Congress. I wish Pocahontas Elementary continued academic excellence as 
they provide a positive impact on future generations to come.

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