[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 124 (Friday, September 14, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1538]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATIONS TO YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL FOR BEING NAMED A NATIONAL BLUE 
                             RIBBON SCHOOL

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 14, 2012

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize an exemplary school in 
Indiana's Sixth Congressional District. Yorktown High School in 
Yorktown, Indiana, has been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the 
U.S. Department of Education. Yorktown High School earned this 
recognition for its excellence in education, showcased through its 
high-performing students as measured by state assessments or 
nationally-normed tests.
   Yorktown High School has been a staple of the community, serving 
students in grades 9-12 for more than 100 years with a dedication to 
core beliefs, including that curriculum and instruction will be 
research or evidence-based with student achievement being measured to 
ensure continuous progress. Also, it holds fast to the core belief that 
school leaders will expect and support ongoing improvement of teaching 
and student performance and that students will learn and perform best 
when stakeholders maintain high expectations. Not only does Yorktown 
High School boast a graduation rate of 95 percent, but in 2011, seniors 
at Yorktown High School passed AP exams at a rate of 30 percent, 
compared to the national average for public schools of 18.1 percent.
   I want to congratulate Yorktown High School students, administrators 
and teachers for earning this prestigious award. You have made not just 
Yorktown, but the entire Hoosier state proud.

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