[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 172 (Thursday, November 19, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2831]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING ST. HUGO OF THE HILLS IN BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN

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                          HON. GARY C. PETERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 19, 2009

  Mr. PETERS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the 
selection of St. Hugo of the Hills in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, as a 
2009 Blue Ribbon School. This prestigious award is the highest honor 
bestowed by the United States Department of Education. That St. Hugo 
earned this designation is a testament to the dedication of its 
administration, teachers, staff, students, parents and community 
members, whose hard work of self-evaluation, review and goal-setting 
for the future has proved exemplary.
  The Blue Ribbon Schools designation is reserved for schools that 
provide only the most rigorous academic programs or which have made 
only the most dramatic strides in improving their students' academic 
achievement. In fact, St. Hugo School was the only private school in 
Michigan to receive the award this year. St. Hugo of the Hills has a 
long-celebrated and exemplary tradition of striving for academic 
excellence, with standardized test scores that reflect a deep 
commitment to high achievement. St. Hugo of the Hills provides its 
students an outstanding program of nationally recognized excellence in 
an environment in which the teachings of the Catholic faith are 
instilled, nurtured and demonstrated. Since 1940, it is this 
combination that has enabled St. Hugo to count among its alumni scores 
of community leaders and dedicated, productive citizens.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join my recognition of St. Hugo 
of the Hills on the honor of its outstanding achievement for being 
designated a 2009 National Blue Ribbon School.

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