[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 174 (Tuesday, November 15, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2056]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD CATHOLIC SCHOOL

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2011

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity 
to congratulate the Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School in Warminster, 
Pennsylvania for receiving the 2011 National Blue Ribbon School of 
Excellence Award. In 1982, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was 
launched by the U.S. Department of Education in an effort to identify 
the best school leadership and teaching practices in America. Today, 
the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes both public and 
non-public schools where students and faculty excel. As one of only 
fourteen schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to receive this 
award, it is certainly a testament to the quality of education that the 
Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School provides.
  An educated workforce is the backbone of a strong economy and a 
prosperous society. Therefore, it is essential that we equip our 
students with the tools they need to become successful employers and 
employees in the future. The Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School is a 
model of the type of excellence that all schools should aspire to. It 
is an institution that prepares our children to be future leaders and 
scholars, and I am proud to honor it today.
  I am extremely grateful of the hard work and dedication of the 
administrators, facility, students, and parents who are involved with 
the Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School. A few individuals that I 
would like to personally recognize are Father Angelo R. Citino, 
Principal Roselee Maddaloni, and Vice Principal Laura Clark, for their 
continued efforts in providing an environment for excellence.
  Congratulations once again to the Nativity of Our Lord Catholic 
School for winning the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award. 
Thank you for all that you do for the Bucks County community, it is an 
honor to be your representative in the United States Congress.

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