[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8350-8351]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



     MS. SANDRA McGARY, PRINCIPAL, HARMONY LELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 16, 2000

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I recognize Ms. Sandra McGary, 
principal of Harmony Leland Elementary School in Mableton, Georgia.

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  ``Ms. McBeautiful,'' as she is affectionately known, challenged her 
students to read 10,000 books. She promised to play a fiddle and sing 
from the roof of the school if the students could rise to the 
challenge. The students reciprocated by reading not just 10,000 books, 
but well over 19,500 books! Ms. McGary, much to the amusement of the 
students and faculty, fulfilled her end of the bargain, by putting on a 
wedding gown and playing her violin from the roof of the school.
  Since her arrival at Harmony Leland, the school has seen a ``[. . .] 
resurgence of energy, enthusiasm, and community involvement [. . .]'' 
She is an active member of the community, serving as an Ambassador to 
the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She also designed the Academics Before 
Athletics program at North Cobb High School. Under her leadership, the 
school has been the first school in the nation to be named a Leonard 
Bernstein School of the Arts. Every student is given a violin as well 
as first rate instruction.
  Ms. McGary has made education and community involvement her life's 
endeavor. I join the Mableton community in congratulating her for her 
efforts and wishing her well for many years to come.

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