[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 76 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





               HONORING D.C.'S 2022 GREEN RIBBON SCHOOLS

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 6, 2022

  Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in congratulating two District of Columbia 
schools on being recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as 
Green Ribbon Schools.
  For the past 11 years, the Department of Education has recognized 
schools for their sustainability practices. Since 2011, 11 schools in 
the District have been recognized as Green Ribbon Schools. This year, 
J.G. Whittier Elementary School and American University were selected 
as Green Ribbon Schools.
  J.G. Whittier Elementary School, located in Manor Park in Northwest 
D.C., was established in 1926 and serves 324 students in grades K-8. 
The school recently held a Sustainability Science, Technology, 
Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Day, which allowed students 
to learn about sustainability and the effect that we have on the 
environment, as well as to engage in project-based activities 
connecting their learning. I applaud J.G. Whittier Elementary School 
for its recognition as a Green Ribbon School.
  Located in Spring Valley in Northwest D.C., American University helps 
students to learn, research and work to spark positive change in their 
neighborhood and the world. Established in 1893 by an Act of Congress, 
American University enrolls 14,000 students in its undergraduate and 
graduate programs. American University has a proud history of 
sustainability, which includes becoming one of the first universities 
in the Nation to reach carbon neutrality, in 2018. I applaud American 
University for its recognition as a Green Ribbon School.
  Madam Speaker, again, I ask the House of Representatives to join me 
in congratulating J.G. Whittier Elementary School and American 
University for their recognition as Green Ribbon Schools.

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