[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 180 (Tuesday, November 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1419-E1420]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS SCHOOL FOR BEING NAMED A NATIONAL 
                           BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 12, 2019

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Saints 
Cyril and Methodius School in Lemont, Illinois, for receiving the 
prestigious 2019 U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon 
School Award. The school was recognized under the Exemplary High 
Performing Schools category.
   In 1982, the U.S. Department of Education established the National 
Blue Ribbon Schools Program to recognize public and private schools 
boasting high or significantly improved achievement. I am proud that 
Saints Cyril and Methodius School has been honored as one of those 
exceptional schools.
   Saints Cyril and Methodius School has long been a fixture of the 
Village of Lemont having been founded at the same time as the parish in 
1884. The mission of Saints Cyril and Methodius School is to provide an 
excellent Catholic education in a compassionate environment that 
strives to develop each student spiritually, academically, physically, 
and emotionally. The school offers an integrated set of courses to 
motivate students to understand the connection between the classroom 
and living one's faith. Students are challenged with a

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rigorous and engaging curriculum which includes technology, art, 
Spanish, physical education, and music classes.
   Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Saints 
Cyril and Methodius School for being honored with this National Blue 
Ribbon School Award. This impressive achievement is a well-deserved 
recognition of all the work done by Principal Shirley Tkachuk, Reverend 
Waldemar ``Valdi'' Stawiarski, teachers, school staff, students, 
parents, and parishioners.

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