[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E9]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL OF CONCEPTION JUNCTION, MISSOURI

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 6, 2009

  Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize the 
outstanding achievements of the students, teachers, administrators, 
parents, and patrons of Jefferson High School and the Jefferson C-123 
School District. Jefferson High School was named a 2008 No Child Left 
Behind Blue Ribbon School of the year.
  Madam Speaker, in order for Jefferson High School to receive such a 
prestigious national distinction, they were required to score in the 
top 10 percent on the State of Missouri's assessment test. I would like 
to make a special note of Jefferson C-123 School District 
Superintendent Rob P. Dowis and Jefferson High School Principal Tim R. 
Jermain for their commitment and leadership to the students of 
Jefferson High School.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join me in applauding the outstanding 
achievements of Jefferson High School. It is an honor to have a high 
school like Jefferson in the Sixth Congressional District of Missouri 
that strives for educational excellence. We wish them many more years 
of success.

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