[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 127 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1553-E1554]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING SONIA GUTIERREZ

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 19, 2012

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in recognizing the many accomplishments and 
contributions of Sonia Gutierrez, who for 40 years has served the 
residents of the District of Columbia with passion and dedication as 
one of this city's most productive and prominent education leaders and 
one of its most distinguished leaders. Mrs. Gutierrez, a talented 
institution builder, is best known as the founder and president of the 
Carlos Rosario

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International Public Charter School. She also established the Council 
of Latino Organizations here, and together with others, helped 
establish the Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs.
  Sonia built Carlos Rosario from a small non-profit teaching English 
to Latinos, into today's groundbreaking, comprehensive learning center 
offering support services, from English as a second language to 
citizenship and career services, to 2,500 residents. Her efforts are 
now spreading to a new site to be dedicated as the Sonia Gutierrez 
Campus. For her visionary leadership Mrs. Gutierrez earned the Ana G. 
Mendez Excellence in Education award and induction into the Washington 
Women's Hall of Fame, among many other awards for giving thousands of 
students an opportunity to change their lives.
  I now ask the House to recognize Sonia Gutierrez for 40 years of 
tireless and selfless passion as an educator, organizer and advocate.

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