[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1845-E1846]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF McCLURE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FOR 
 RECEIVING THE BLUE RIBBON AWARD FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the faculty, 
students, and parents of McClure Junior High School, a school of 541 
students in Western Springs, Illinois. The school was awarded the 
prestigious Blue Ribbon Award by the U.S. Department of Education on 
September 9, 2010.
  The Blue Ribbon Award program was founded in 1982 by the Department 
of Education to reward the most outstanding schools in the country. Out 
of the more than 132,000 eligible schools in the United States, only 
304 earned the Blue Ribbon distinction in 2010.
  McClure Junior High School has been identified as a ``High 
Performing'' school, meaning

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the students scored significantly higher on standardized state 
assessments than their peer schools. McClure was one of only 84 middle 
schools in the country, and one of 19 Illinois schools to be 
distinguished with this award.
  Thanks to the dedication of McClure Junior High School faculty, the 
hard work of the students, and the encouragement of their parents, the 
school has been identified as one of the very best in the United 
States.
  I ask you to join me in congratulating the faculty, students, and 
parents of McClure Junior High School for their receipt of a U.S. 
Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award, one of the highest honors a 
middle school can earn.

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