[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9429]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



FREMONT'S IRVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL NAMED 1999 DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL BY THE 
                   CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 12, 1999

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Fremont's 
Irvington High School. The California Department of Education has named 
Irvington as a 1999 Distinguished School--the most prestigious award 
they bestow.
  Consideration for this award does not come lightly. The California 
Department of Education uses a rigorous aggressive application model, 
which requires schools to be exemplary in their field. Irvington is a 
magnet school for the visual and performing arts, and currently 1,800 
students are in attendance.
  Irvington High School should also be very proud of its cutting edge 
requirement that students complete 40 hours of service learning, or 
community service, in order to graduate. Programs such as these are 
what make Irvington stand out from the rest.
  I commend the faculty and students of Irvington High School for their 
dedication to excellence, and I congratulate them.

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