[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 41 (Thursday, March 17, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E516]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING PARKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL AND SIMPSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                            HON. ROB WOODALL

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2011

  Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I proudly congratulate two schools from my 
district, Parkview High School and Simpson Elementary School, for 
having earned the prestigious 2011 Georgia School of Excellence Award.
  The Georgia School of Excellence award is an annual honor awarded by 
the Georgia School Superintendent to the schools showing the greatest 
improvement or highest achievement across the state. Parkview High 
School and Simpson Elementary, both in Gwinnett County, tied as the 7th 
District school showing the highest achievement as measured by being in 
the top ten percent in reading and mathematics assessment scores. Each 
of the schools will receive a grant from Georgia Natural Gas.
  I am extremely proud of the work being done at both of these schools 
and want to recognize Principal David Smith of Parkview High School and 
Principal Bron Gayna Schmit of Simpson Elementary School and their 
hard-working faculty and staff for their excellence in providing each 
and every student with a superior education and enabling each student 
to meet his or her full potential.
  These two schools are in the Gwinnett County School District, a 
national leader in education and winner of the 2010 Broad Prize for 
Public Education, an award a competitive, nationwide award given to one 
school district each year that exemplifies superior overall student and 
administrative performance.

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