[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 21165-21166]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING OF WHITNEY YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 16, 2002

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to honor the Whitney 
Young Middle School in Cleveland, Ohio for affording me the opportunity 
to visit with young students during my Third Annual Back-to-School Tour 
on Monday, September 23rd and Monday, September 30th of 2002. I would 
like to offer special thanks to Cleveland School Municipal District CEO 
Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Superintendent Edward Dietsche and Principal Beth 
Haines-Hager for their leadership and kind hospitality. The tour was an 
educational experience for all who were in attendance.
  Whitney Young Middle School has set forth major academic goals for 
the year, which includes maintaining average attendance rates of 95 
percent improving social responsibility awareness; and improving parent 
communications. Recent accomplishments from last year

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include student attendance rates over 95 percent and an award for the 
most parent and community response at authors and artists night among 
all Cleveland middle schools.
  I commend the Whitney Young Middle School for its commitment to 
education and will continue to fight for increased funding to improve 
the quality of public education for all students.

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