[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 168 (Friday, November 4, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2010]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING WOODFILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                            HON. GEOFF DAVIS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 4, 2011

  Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Woodfill Elementary School, a 2011 National Blue Ribbon award winning 
educational institution in the Fourth Congressional District of 
Kentucky.
  The Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private 
institutions whose students achieve academic excellence or have made 
profound advancement in closing the gaps of achievement, especially 
among disadvantaged and minority students.
  To be named a Blue Ribbon School is to join an elite group. Of over 
one hundred thirty thousand schools in the United States, just over 
6,000 have received this honor since its creation by the Department of 
Labor in 1982.
  Today, as we celebrate the accomplishment of this exceptional 
Kentucky institution, it is my hope that Woodfill Elementary School's 
leading example of hard work and growth encourage schools across the 
nation to strive for the same level of excellence.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in commending the students, teachers, and 
administration of Woodfill Elementary School for their devotion to the 
success of the youth of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the United 
States of America.

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