[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 91 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E723]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          FORT BEND SCHOOLS WIN EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARDS

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 2017

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Fort Bend 
Independent School District (ISD) of Sugar Land, TX, for winning up to 
$70,000 at the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards.
  The Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees won $25,000 for the school boards 
award, while a teacher and a principal were also awarded for their 
leadership. Richard Embrick of David Crockett Middle School won the 
Rising Star Award, which recognizes teachers with less than 10 years of 
experience and awards $5,000 for the winner and a $5,000 grant for the 
school. Julie Diaz of Travis High School won the award for secondary 
school principal and received $10,000 for herself and a $25,000 grant 
for her school as well. Fort Bend ISD took home $70,000 of the $430,000 
awarded at the ceremony. The winners are selected out of 58 finalists 
by a panel of judges comprised of school administrators and university 
and community leaders. Great job Fort Bend ISD!
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to Fort Bend ISD for winning $70,000 at the H-E-B 
Excellence in Education Awards. Our children benefit from their 
commitment to education and we appreciate their hard work.

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