[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1209]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





 CONGRATULATING HACIENDA-LA PUENTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S NATIONAL 
                          BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS

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                        HON. GRACE F. NAPOLITANO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 12, 2023

  Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
principals, teachers, board members, staff, students, and families of 
Glen A. Wilson High School, Mesa Robles School, Los Molinos Elementary, 
and Wedgeworth Elementary in the Hacienda-La Puente Unified School 
District (HLPUSD), which all received the prestigious National Blue 
Ribbon Award this year from the U.S. Department of Education.
  In particularly want to commend the more than 450 students at these 
four distinguished schools who live in La Puente, Valinda, and West 
Puente Valley in California's 31st Congressional District: Wilson 
(197): Mesa Robles (137); Los Molinos (64); and Wedgeworth (55). I also 
extend my congratulations to Superintendent Dr. Alfonso Jimenez, Board 
of Education President Christine H. Salazar, and the entire district, 
whose distinguished schools have made a profound and lasting impact on 
the lives of the students and families in the community.
  Each year, the Department of Education recognizes the academic 
excellence and success in closing achievement and opportunity gaps of a 
select few elementary, middle, and high schools across the nation 
through the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. The Blue Ribbon 
designation process is highly selective, with only 33 schools across 
the State of California and 353 nationally, receiving a 2023 Blue 
Ribbon designation.
  On behalf of my constituents in California's 31st Congressional 
District, I want to proudly congratulate and thank everyone who has 
helped make these four Hacienda-La Puente schools the exemplary 
institutions that they are today.

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