[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING FOREST PARK HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ERIC BRENT ON RECEIVING 
     THE WASHINGTON POST DISTINGUISHED EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 08, 2010

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize 
Principal Eric Brent, the winner of the Washington Post Distinguished 
Educational Leadership Award for Prince William County Schools.
  Principal Brent has more than 23 years of educational experience and 
is currently the principal of Forest Park High School. He has served as 
a secondary classroom teacher, coach, sponsor, guidance counselor, 
director of student services, assistant principal, and principal during 
his career. He is a student body favorite and is known as a devoted 
mentor who takes a sincere interest in the lives of his students. 
Teachers and parents cite his administrative style as polite and 
collaborative. His diverse experience and enthusiasm for education have 
given him the skills and talent to be a first-class principal.
  His work at Forest Park High has produced a long list of results and 
accolades. In 2008, Newsweek magazine ranked Forest Park High School on 
its annual list of ``America's Top Public High Schools.'' During his 
tenure, student scores on the SAT improved from 1511 to 1528 and the 
number of graduates attending four-year higher education programs 
increased from 50 percent to 60 percent. In 2009, Principal Brent was 
recognized for these accomplishments when he was named Principal of the 
Year in Prince William County.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating 
Principal Eric Brent for receiving the Washington Post Distinguished 
Educational Leadership Award for Prince William County Schools. He is 
an asset to our local school system, and his work is helping countless 
children and setting them on the right path for a positive future.

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