[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 11, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E799]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


       HONORING 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SPRING CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 11, 2010

  Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
students, parents, teachers, administrators and staff of Spring City 
Elementary School in Chester County, Pennsylvania as they celebrate the 
school's 50th anniversary.
  During the last half century, Spring City Elementary has been a 
cornerstone in the community and the starting point for students' 
educational journeys.
  Spring City Elementary was built on the former site of the Spring 
City Race Track on South Wall Street just a few years after the formal 
establishment of the Spring-Ford School District. When the school 
opened in the spring of 1960, 305 students were enrolled.
  Spring City Elementary is tremendously proud of the supportive, 
caring environment for learning and working. That nurturing atmosphere 
creates a sense of community that is as sturdy as the bricks and steel 
used to build the school.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in 
congratulating the Spring City Elementary School community as it 
commemorates this memorable milestone and in offering the students, 
parents, teachers, administrators and staff best wishes for continued 
success.

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