[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 45 (Monday, March 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E378]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING FIRST WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

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                        HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 19, 2012

  Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, it is a distinct honor to recognize First 
Wesleyan Christian School in Gastonia, NC, which celebrates 40 years of 
service and education on April 21, 2012.
  First Wesleyan Christian School first opened its doors in 1971 in 
Gastonia, North Carolina, bringing individualized, Christ-centered 
education to preschoolers and students of all denominations.
  Since 1971, more than 2,000 children have attended First Wesleyan 
Preschool, and more than 1,800 students have attended First Wesleyan 
Christian School. Over 250 students have proudly graduated from First 
Wesleyan Middle School, ready to excel and lead academically and 
spiritually in high school, college and beyond. Thousands of Gaston-
area residents have benefited, and continue to benefit, from the 
individual instruction, caring and leadership of hundreds of dedicated 
teachers, staff members, church members and community leaders over the 
past 40 years.
  First Wesleyan students have gone on to serve as outstanding 
citizens, community partners, professionals, spiritual leaders, 
missionaries, teachers, parents and grandparents in our region, 
throughout North Carolina, across the United States and around the 
world.
  I am proud to represent the faculty, student body and community of 
First Wesleyan Christian School, and congratulate them on their past, 
present and future success.

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