[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 21, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          ST. MARY GRADE SCHOOL WINS FOURTH BLUE RIBBON AWARD

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                         HON. BRAD R. WENSTRUP

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 21, 2023

  Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate St. Mary Grade 
School's fourth Blue Ribbon Award. Located in Southwest Ohio and 
serving students across the region, St. Mary Grade School was founded 
by the Sisters of Charity. Opening its doors in 1908 with 100 students, 
the school has expanded and now has well over 400 students enrolled 
annually.
  The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program seeks to honor schools from 
around the country that have a vision of excellence and hold their 
students and faculty to a high standard, and I can't think of a more 
worthy school than St. Mary Grade School. For over a century, this 
school has pushed each and every student to be the best they can be, 
academically and spiritually, and they continue to serve the local 
community to this day.
  I, like the thousands of other graduates who began their educational 
and spiritual journey at St. Mary Grade School, owe so much of our 
educational foundation to the dedicated faculty who have devoted years 
of their lives to ensuring that future generations of Ohioans will 
continue to prosper.
  I am incredibly proud that the National Blue Ribbon School Program 
has chosen my alma mater to be one of the forty private schools honored 
this year as the school is so deserving of this distinction. I am 
looking forward to their continued success in the community.

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