[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 15 (Monday, January 30, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 30, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor New 
Technology High School, which is celebrating its 20th Anniversary of 
providing innovative educational and career opportunities to students 
in Napa, California.
  New Technology High was established in 1996 by local business people 
and community educational leaders as a place where students would learn 
the skills necessary to compete in the changing technological and 
global economy. This vision has been achieved and expanded over the 
past 20 years, resulting in an innovative, award-winning educational 
community. New Technology High School is recognized as a California 
Distinguished School, a California Gold Ribbon School and a New Tech 
Network National Demonstration Site.
  The school offers a curriculum using innovative administrative and 
educational models including project and problem-based learning, easy 
access to technology resources and a focus on student-centered culture 
and outcomes. Students regularly work in teams to prepare for real life 
collaborative projects in the technology sector. New Technology High is 
providing students the important skill set that they will use to tackle 
the cyber, climate, business and global challenges we face.
  In addition to providing exceptional educational opportunities to 
their own student body, New Technology High offers programs serving 13 
schools in the Napa Valley Unified School District. This outreach has 
led to the creation of the New Tech Network, which helps 180 schools 
across the country implement innovative models.
  Mr. Speaker, for the past 20 years, New Technology High School has 
been a leader in education reform in the Napa Valley, Northern 
California, the United States, and globally. It is therefore fitting 
and proper that we honor the school here today.

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