[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 87 (Friday, June 3, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E821]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IN RECOGNITION OF LOUDOUN COUNTY'S SCHOOLS TO WATCH IN 2016

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 3, 2016

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge several schools in 
Loudoun County that have been named Schools to Watch in 2016 by the 
National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform. Eagle Ridge, 
Farmwell Station, J. Lupton Simpson, River Bend, and Sterling Middle 
Schools have been recognized as five of only 145 schools around the 
country to receive this honor.
  This honor requires schools to excel in the following criteria: 
academic excellence, developmental responsiveness, and social equality. 
Each of these schools has challenged their students to achieve academic 
excellence over the course of the school year. They have also shown a 
unique ability to identify and work with early adolescent developmental 
challenges, all while providing every student with the highest quality 
of teachers, resources, and support, regardless of socioeconomic 
status.
  Coming from a family of educators, I understand how important a 
strong education is to the future of our nation. It is schools like 
these that will continue to help shape the United States' role in the 
evolving global economy, while at the same time producing many of our 
nation's future leaders. Eagle Ridge, Farmwell Station, J. Lupton 
Simpson, River Bend, and Sterling Middle Schools have clearly shown a 
dedication to developing and educating our children. The outstanding 
qualities they have all exemplified are not to be understated; what 
they have achieved is something of which to be truly proud.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating these 
2016 Schools to Watch for their incredible achievements. I wish them 
all the best in their future endeavors.

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