[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 1, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2843]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL FOR HAVING BEEN DESIGNATED AS A 
``BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE'' BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 
                               EDUCATION

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                           HON. BILL CASSIDY

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 1, 2009

  Mr. CASSIDY. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of St. James 
Episcopal Day School, located in the City of Baton Rouge in Louisiana's 
Sixth Congressional District. It gives me great pleasure to announce 
that St. James Episcopal Day School has been designated as a ``Blue 
Ribbon School of Excellence'' by the United States Department of 
Education.
  The administration, faculty, staff, students, and parents of St. 
James Episcopal Day School have successfully demonstrated academic 
excellence in standardized test scores, curriculum, technology, 
instructional methods, professional development, and school leadership.
  St. James Episcopal Day School is a Pre-Kindergarten through Fifth 
grade elementary school that was founded in 1948. At St. James, 
students are challenged to reach their full potential; to be active in 
faith; to be responsible for their learning; and to be accountable for 
their actions, thus preparing these students to be leaders in facing 
the demands of their future. With this honor, I can only hope that the 
school's next sixty years will be even more successful than its first.

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