[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 55 (Wednesday, April 1, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H4253-H4254]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING HARRY N. MIXON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON RECEIVING THE 
           ACCELERATED READER RENAISSANCE MASTER SCHOOL AWARD

  (Mr. BRIGHT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)

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  Mr. BRIGHT. Madam Speaker, this past Friday I had the privilege of 
attending the Accelerated Reader Renaissance Master School Award 
ceremony at an elementary school in my district, Harry N. Mixon 
Elementary School in Ozark, Alabama.
  To achieve this award, 90 percent of Mixon Elementary School students 
had to read and comprehend 90 percent of what they read. On average, 
students read 92 books each during the school year, and that means the 
student body read 50,526 books through the course of this year. There 
are only six other schools in Alabama to win this award, and nationwide 
only 127 schools achieved this goal out of over 60,000 schools.
  It is quite an achievement for the students, Ms. Donna Stark who is 
the principal, and Mike Lenhart, the superintendent, and the faculty 
and parents at Mixon elementary, and it was an honor to be part of the 
ceremony.
  By achieving such a high reading level at a young age, the students 
at Mixon are preparing themselves for future success and setting an 
example for all young people nationwide.
  I would like my congressional colleagues to join me in congratulating 
the students of Harry N. Mixon Elementary School on this outstanding 
achievement.

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