[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 134 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H9777]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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  IN HONOR OF MINNESOTA'S THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT'S BLUE RIBBON 
                                SCHOOLS

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise to congratulate two schools in my 
congressional district: Our Lady of Grace in Edina and Thomas Jefferson 
Senior High School in Bloomington. They were both recently named 2009 
National Blue Ribbon Schools. They were just two of 314 schools 
nationwide to receive this honor.
  The Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors elementary, middle, and high 
schools that display superior academic achievement or demonstrate 
dramatic gains in student achievement.
  Both of these schools are carrying on a proud tradition we have in 
Minnesota. Our students consistently score at the top in national 
assessments and tests, and our educational experience from birth to 
adulthood rates among the best in the Nation.
  The Blue Ribbon Schools designation is one of the highest awards the 
school can ever receive. I congratulate the students, the teachers, the 
administrators, and the parents who've earned this honor for both Our 
Lady of Grace and Thomas Jefferson Senior High School.

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