[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL

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                       HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 6, 2016

  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate South Los 
Angeles' Thomas Jefferson High School on 100 years of educating and 
enriching the bright young minds of our community.
  Jefferson High opened in 1916, making it the fourth oldest public 
high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Many of 
America's most brilliant and accomplished artists, athletes, and public 
officials have passed through its doors as students, including:
  Diplomat Ralph Bunche, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
  Dorothy Dandridge, the first African-American to receive an Academy 
Award nomination for Best Actress.
  Famed choreographer Alvin Ailey.
  Iconic singers such as Etta James and Barry White.
  Innumerable jazz musicians, including the great saxophonist Dexter 
Gordon.
  Emmett Ashford, Major League Baseball's first African-American 
umpire.
  Olympic gold medalists like runner Mal Whitfield and high jumper 
Charles Dumas.
  And a distinguished member of this very chamber, the late Congressman 
Augustus F. Hawkins.
  As is evident by the alumni just mentioned, Jefferson High School's 
tradition of excellence is reflected in its many distinguished 
graduates--men and women whose years at Jefferson influenced their 
special interest in contributing to the improvement of our global 
community. Guided by these alumni's footsteps, each new class of 
Jefferson students pursues greatness in the classroom, in the 
community, and on the field.
  Jefferson High is also notable as an architectural landmark. After 
the Long Beach earthquake of 1933, the architect Stiles O. Clements 
rebuilt the campus in a beautiful Streamline Moderne style. The 
resulting school has become a local artistic treasure.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Thomas Jefferson High School on its 100th 
anniversary, and salute the generations of students, teachers, and 
staff who have sustained it through the decades. Jefferson High has 
become an esteemed South L.A. institution, and I am confident that its 
future graduates will only add to the school's magnificent legacy.

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