[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 4 (Monday, January 8, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E11]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING WESTCHESTER DAY SCHOOL 70TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 8, 2018

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of the great 
educational institutions in my district, the Westchester Day School, 
which this year will be celebrating its incredible 70th anniversary.
  Founded in 1948 with an enrollment of 54 boys and girls in 
kindergarten through grade 4, Westchester Day School (WDS) serves as 
the primary Modern Orthodox co-educational day school for the 
Westchester community, providing excellence in Judaic and General 
Studies education in a warm and nurturing environment. The school's 
mission is to prepare students to live as mensches and lifelong 
learners and inspires them to impact the world around them by 
cultivating a commitment to Torah, midot, community and academic rigor.
  WDS students become lifelong, independent learners who grow from 
inquiry, discovery, and reflective trial and error. They are problem-
solvers who are flexible and adapt to new situations, while identifying 
and responding to the needs of others with sympathy and empathy. WDS 
also sets out to instill within its students a love of God and a 
yearning to find spirituality, fulfillment and joy in Jewish ritual, 
Torah-learning. They understand that they are a link in a chain of 
tradition that has flourished for thousands of years. Also instilled 
within the students is a devotion to the State of Israel, something I 
as Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee am 
particularly heartened by and pleased to see.
  For 70 years now WDS has served as a beacon of educational excellence 
in Westchester, as the work done by its teachers, students, and faculty 
has been exemplary. I want to congratulate the entire WDS community on 
this wonderful milestone. Here's to many more years of great success 
and learning.

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