[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E753]
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           COMMENDING JANET MALKO OF UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

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                           HON. LEONARD LANCE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 24, 2009

  Mr. LANCE. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of National Women's History 
Month and to congratulate Janet Malko of Garwood, New Jersey who will 
be honored on Friday, March 27, 2009 at the 17th Annual Women of 
Excellence Dinner held in Union County, New Jersey.
  This special annual event is held by the Union County Commission on 
the Status of Women in the Seventh Congressional District to highlight 
the amazing work of individuals who are making our communities better 
places to live. The Commission on the Status of Women organization 
seeks to recognize the contributions of women in the fields of 
education, health care, the arts, government, business, law, community 
service, technology, public service, women's advocacy and lifetime 
achievement.
  This year's Lifetime Achievement Award for Education will be given to 
Janet Malko. Janet Malko has been associated with St. Mary of the 
Assumption High School, located in Elizabeth, New Jersey for forty 
years. She first served as a teacher and is currently the school's 
principal. She has been involved in nearly every facet of the 
educational process. In addition to her duties as principal, she 
teaches two math classes, greets students each day and knows most of 
them by name. Ms. Malko is sensitive to the unique needs of each 
student, handling each with compassion, helps struggling students, and 
offers support and encouragement to students and their families. She 
sets a positive tone for the school, encouraging her faculty to provide 
the student body with a strong foundation of discipline, tolerance, 
respect, integrity, self-reliance and confidence, while stressing the 
importance of a solid education, civic responsibility, and community 
service.
  Under her leadership, the students at St. Mary's have succeeded 
academically, with over 87 percent of the 2008 graduating class 
attending four year colleges and universities on full academic 
scholarships, totally over 5 million dollars.
  Janet Malko has made a difference in the lives of her students and 
has been a positive role model instilling the qualities of resilience 
and perseverance. She made significant achievements in education.
  I am pleased to congratulate Janet Malko for her outstanding efforts 
and share her good work with my colleagues in the United States 
Congress and the American people.

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