[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 24147-24148]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING CRESCENT ELEMENTARY FOR BECOMING A BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL OF 
                               EXCELLENCE

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                         HON. NICK J. RAHALL II

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 26, 2005

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I honor Crescent 
Elementary School in Raleigh County, West Virginia for their remarkable 
academic achievements. Next month, Crescent will receive the highest 
national honor in education as a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon 
School. Out of 738 schools in West Virginia, Crescent is one of just 
three to receive the award, and one of only 295 in the United States.
  Crescent Elementary School qualifies for this award because the 
school has dramatically improved student performance on the State 
assessment test. In light of the fact that 62 percent of Crescent's 284 
students, are of low socioeconomic background, this accomplishment is 
even more commendable. On the

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State assessment test, the entire school tested in the 80th percentile 
in math and reading. Another great achievement for the school is a 98 
percent attendance rate during the 2004-2005 school year.
  At the November ceremony to honor the 2005 No Child Left Behind-Blue 
Ribbon Schools, United States Assistant Secretary of Education, Kevin 
F. Sullivan, will recognize each recipient and award the representative 
with a plaque. Receiving the award for Crescent Elementary School will 
be Principal Danny Pettry, along with speech teacher Stephanie Anderson 
and first-grade teachers Mary Haynes and Pat Hudson. I am very proud of 
the many achievements this school has made in its pursuit to educate 
the future leaders of this country. Having an educational institution 
such as Crescent in my State and my district is something in which to 
take pride.

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