[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 164 (Wednesday, November 4, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1597]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF JAMES B. ANGELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 4, 2015

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the achievements 
of James B. Angell Elementary School. For over eight decades, Angell 
Elementary school has benefited our community through its dedication to 
the education and development of Ann Arbor's youth. The U.S. Department 
of Education recognized this commitment by naming the school a 2015 
National Blue Ribbon Award recipient
  Founded in 1923, Angell Elementary is one of Ann Arbor's oldest 
elementary schools. The school's prominence in core curriculum classes 
such as Mathematics, English, and Science led students to perform in 
the top fifteen percent of all Michigan students on state administered 
assessments. This earned the school the title of ``Exemplary High 
Performing School'', and led the Michigan Department of Education to 
nominate the school for the National Blue Ribbon Award.
  The school's mission is, ``To provide an uncommon education to the 
common man.'' Although Angell Elementary's core curriculum classes are 
exceptional, it is the enrichment programs offered by the school that 
allow it to thrive. The programs provide students with the unique 
opportunity to engage in their community. The school partners with the 
University of Michigan and takes students through the University's 
various history museums and scientific laboratories. The school takes 
great efforts to promote the arts as well, providing students with 
trips to art museums in Toledo and Detroit, as well locally in Ann 
Arbor.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today to honor the 
teachers, students and parents of James B. Angell Elementary school for 
their commitment to maintaining a standard of excellence that best 
prepares the leaders of our future.

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