[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 22, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF KARL ERTLE

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 22, 2010

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
Karl Ertle, whose dedication has helped improve the education and 
opportunities for hundreds of young women and men throughout southeast 
Cleveland, Ohio, and beyond.
  Mr. Ertle has been the President and Principal of Cleveland Central 
Catholic High School, an urban high school located in the Slavic 
Village neighborhood, since 2004. He has turned the school around, 
managing a $13 million capital improvement program and overseeing an 
increase in enrolment of more than forty percent.
  Mr. Ertle grew up in the Cleveland area. He studied at St. Ignatius 
High School and then later began his teaching career there. He earned a 
bachelor's degree in English from Borromeo College and a master's 
degree in religious studies from John Carroll University. Between 1983 
and 2004 he performed a number of different roles at St. Ignatius, 
including theology teacher, director of admissions, assistant principal 
for student services, and vice president of the Mission of St. 
Ignatius.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor and recognition 
of Karl Ertle on the occasion of his retirement. He has continuously 
and unstintingly served the young people of Cleveland, displaying 
integrity, kindness, and an unwavering commitment to bettering the 
lives of countless students. I wish Mr. Ertle, his wife Carol, and his 
children: Tim, Katie, Mary, Annie, Danny and Joe, health, peace and 
happiness.

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