[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 172 (Wednesday, October 25, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING GASTON DAY SCHOOL'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. PATRICK T. McHENRY

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 25, 2017

  Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, the Tenth District of North Carolina is 
home to many excellent schools that develop and inspire our young 
people to become leaders in their communities. This year marked the 
50th anniversary of one of these institutions, Gaston Day School. The 
school was founded by families and community leaders in Gaston County 
who were seeking to offer an educational alternative to the area's 
parents and children. In an article from The Gastonia Gazette published 
in 1967 the first Head of School, J.B. Davis, lays out Gaston Day's 
mission when he says, ``We are not interested in teaching only the 
excellent student. We are interested in teaching the youngster who can 
achieve.'' Gaston Day has realized this mission since its very first 
class. In fact, Gaston Day's current Head Master, Richard Rankin, was a 
student in Gaston Day's very first class.
   Although the school may have moved on from its humble beginnings in 
the former First Presbyterian Church building and is now established in 
the Gaston County community, it has not forgotten its roots. Over the 
past fifty years Gaston Day School has graduated students who have not 
only become leaders in the Gaston County community but in many other 
parts of the world as well. Today, the school continues to expand and 
evolve so it can continue to teach its students to succeed in our 
constantly changing world.
   Congratulations to Gaston Day School on fifty years of teaching 
students and developing leaders.

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