[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15101]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF STANTON COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL IN 
                            JACKSONVILLE, FL

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                          HON. ANDER CRENSHAW

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 17, 2003

  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize the school administrators, teachers, and students at Stanton 
College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, FL, for their outstanding 
achievement in providing, guiding, and demonstrating a quality 
education.
  Stanton College Preparatory School was recently highlighted by 
Newsweek magazine (The Best 100 High Schools in America, May 26, 2003), 
as the second best school in the nation, as measured by the Challenge 
Index. This index takes the number of Advanced Placement or 
International Baccalaureate tests taken by all of the students at a 
school in 2002 and divides them by the number of graduating seniors.
  The editors of Newsweek said they used participation in the Advanced 
Placement or International Baccalaureate tests as benchmarks because 
``these tests are more likely to stretch young minds--which should be 
the fundamental purpose of education.''
  Stanton College Preparatory School is clearly providing the 
curricula, support, and leadership in learning that is so very 
important to our young people.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my other distinguished colleagues to join 
me in applauding Stanton College Preparatory School and all of those 
schools that strive to prepare their students for higher education and 
thusly, a higher quality of life. Moreover, I would like to commend the 
school administrators, superintendents, teachers, and all of the 
students who have committed themselves to a quality education. As John 
F. Kennedy once stated, leadership and learning are indispensable to 
each other.
  It is my privilege to recognize Stanton College Preparatory School 
for its outstanding achievements.

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