[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 17, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1264-E1265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF WEST TECH HIGH SCHOOL

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 17, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 100th 
anniversary of West Tech High School.
  West Tech opened its doors to 224 students on February 15, 1912. In 
1931, with an enrollment of 4,000 students, West Tech was distinguished 
as the largest school in all of Ohio. West Tech graduated more than 
40,000 students between 1912 and 1995, when it closed as an operational 
high school.
  West Tech is known for offering the first driver's education classes 
and the first auto

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mechanics, aircraft radio operations and repair metallurgy classes in 
the nation. Its newspaper, The Tatler, became a nationally and 
internationally recognized student publication.
  The high school closed its doors to students in 1995, and the 
facility re-opened in 2004 as a 189-unit apartment building, named the 
West Tech Lofts.
  To celebrate the 100th anniversary, West Tech will be opening up the 
public school for the first time since its conversion to the lofts. A 
week of celebratory events will be hosted between July 17th and the 
21st and will feature memorabilia and special exhibits as well as tours 
and alumni speakers.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in recognizing the 100th 
anniversary of West Tech High School.

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