[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 169 (Monday, December 2, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1759]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            HONORING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF SAN JOSE HIGH

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 2, 2013

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise with my colleague Representative 
Mike Honda to recognize the 150th Anniversary of San Jose High School.
   It is not often that we get to honor an institution established 
during the Civil War; one that has witnessed our country's greatest 
triumphs, and withstood our greatest challenges.
   Founded in 1863, San Jose High is the seconded oldest public high 
school in California. With humble origins in the second-story room 
above Orbon's flour store, it has been destroyed by earthquake, rebuilt 
and relocated many times, but San Jose High has persisted.
   When it arrived at its current location in 1952, the original 
building was selected by the New York City Museum of Modern Art as one 
of the forty-three outstanding buildings of the postwar period.
   Although it is responsible for the education of a number of 
successful Alum, San Jose High has the rare distinction of having 
educated four members of Congress: the Honorable John Anderson; former 
Secretary of Transportation, the Honorable Norman Mineta; our colleague 
Representative Mike Honda; and my predecessor, the Honorable Don 
Edwards.
   San Jose High has a history of establishing forward thinking and 
unique educational programs. In 1985 it began offering the 
International Baccalaureate Diploma, a qualification widely recognized 
by the world's leading universities. The program's challenging and 
rigorous course work attracts students from all over Santa Clara 
County.
   Not one to rest on its laurels, in 2007 San Jose High created a 
specialized engineering program to encourage students to enter STEM 
fields and prepare them for their continuing education. The curriculum 
includes courses on Engineering Design, Digital Electronics and 
Biotechnical Engineering. Coupled with the state-of-the-art Career 
Technology Engineering Building, opened in 2010, San Jose High is 
ensuring that its students are prepared for a 21st century economy.
   We wish to congratulate San Jose High School on its 150th 
anniversary, and commend its faculty and staff, both current and 
former, for their hard work and dedication in educating the children of 
San Jose.

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