[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 22 (Monday, February 22, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E188]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING NORTHSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 22, 2010

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the success of 
Northside College Preparatory Academy, recently named number one high 
school in Illinois based upon its students scoring in the highest 
average percentile on the Prairie State Achievement Examination.
  Led by principal Barry P. Rodgers and assistant principal Dr. 
Margaret E. Murphy, Northside Prep has worked tirelessly since 1999 to 
help foster student values. The school teaches students that vital 
leadership skills, critical problem solving skills, a passion to learn, 
and the ability to balance all these attributes are tantamount to a 
successful adult life.
  In addition, Northside Prep helps its students further explore their 
individual interests and heritages by offering an array of 
extracurricular clubs that cater to various hobbies, nationalities, and 
human rights issues. Northside Prep has shown that focusing on 
developing a well rounded student, can and does improve the education 
they receive, something evidenced by their recent success on the 
Reading, Science and Math achievement tests.
  Madam Speaker, for these reasons, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing the important contributions that Northside College 
Preparatory has made in shaping and educating Chicago's youth, and in 
enriching the communities surrounding it.

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