[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 75 (Thursday, May 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E684]
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                  IN RECOGNITION OF MR. JIM CARPENTER

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                         HON. DAVID G. VALADAO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 12, 2016

  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mr. Jim 
Carpenter on his retirement after forty-one years of dedicated service 
to St. Rose-McCarthy Catholic School in Hanford, California.
  For over four decades, Mr. Carpenter has been a dedicated educator 
and administrator at St. Rose-McCarthy School, working to shape the 
minds of countless children in our community. As a 1966 graduate of the 
school himself, St. Rose-McCarthy has played a significant role in Mr. 
Carpenter's life.
  Upon his college graduation, Mr. Carpenter returned to St. Rose-
McCarthy to teach in 1975. During his long career with the school, Mr. 
Carpenter served in various positions, and taught third, fourth, and 
sixth grade students. For seven years, Mr. Carpenter even served as the 
Principal of St. Rose McCarthy before his return to teaching in 2010.
  As both a student and an educator, Mr. Carpenter spent over fifty 
years at St. Rose-McCarthy Catholic School, which accounts for almost 
half of the institution's entire history. I myself had the honor of 
being a student in Mr. Carpenter's class, as he was my third grade 
teacher and basketball coach. Additionally, I had the honor of working 
with Mr. Carpenter as his United States Representative in 2014 and 
2015, as he was instrumental in organizing many class trips to 
Washington, D.C. and introducing students to the legislative process, 
helping students to understand how our government works at an early 
age.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives to join me in recognizing Mr. Jim Carpenter for his 
decades of dedicated service and congratulating him on his recent 
retirement.

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