[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E11]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CELEBRATING WYNNEBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 3, 2017

  Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Wynnebrook 
Elementary School, a public elementary school located in West Palm 
Beach, Florida, on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary. Principal Mrs. 
Suzanne Berry and Assistant Principal Mr. Steve Collins, continue in 
the path of the outstanding educators that came before them over 
Wynnebrook Elementary's half century of existence. Impressively, 
Wynnebrook Elementary has had only five Principals since its start.
  Currently, 876 students attend Wynnebrook. The student body is 
diverse with forty-six percent Hispanic, forty-three percent African 
American and nine percent White. Ninety-four percent of Wynnebrook 
students are on free or reduced price lunches and the school has 
received an ``A'' grade for 14 years in a row. It is ranked 19th among 
124 elementary schools in the Palm Beach School District, with a 2016 
calculated average standard test score of 86.92.
  Wynnebrook has been the recipient of many awards. In 2011 and 2016, 
the school won the Exceeding Expectations Project Award from the East 
Coast Technical Assistance Center (ECTAC). Last year, Mr. Jeffrey Pegg, 
immediate past principal, won the 2016 Principal Leadership Award given 
by Florida TaxWatch.
  Mr. Speaker, I am so very proud that Wynnebrook Elementary is located 
in my Congressional district. I am honored to recognize them on the 
House floor and congratulate all those who have made Wynnebrook 
Elementary such a wonderful school over the last 50 years. All 
principals, teachers, students and volunteers should not only be proud 
of the impressive work they are doing today, but also exceedingly proud 
of their storied history. I wish them many more years of continued 
success.

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