[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             IRMO HIGH SCHOOL'S BLUE RIBBON AWARD FOR 2003

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
students and faculty of Irmo High School in Irmo, South, Carolina. Irmo 
High just received recognition from the U.S. Department of Education as 
a blue ribbon school, their third such award.
  As Secretary of Education Rod Paige has said, schools chosen for the 
blue ribbon will be ones that are meeting our mission to ensure that 
every child learns and no child is left behind. Blue ribbon recipients 
will be national models of excellence that others can learn from.
  I want to personally thank the hard work of the faculty who have 
visited Washington, including Principal Gerald Witt, teachers Phil 
Tanner, Jan McCarthy, and JROTC director Colonel Pete Sercer. Also, 
School District Five school board members have supported the progress 
made at Irmo High School, especially Jan Hammond, Paula Hite, and Carol 
Sloop. Yet above all, the ones who really deserve recognition are the 
students who have achieved remarkably.
  Irmo High School is truly an example of educational success, and I 
ask all my colleagues to join me in honoring the school today, a day 
highlighted by the visit of California Governor-elect Arnold 
Schwarzenegger.
  In conclusion, may God bless our troops.

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