[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 27294]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               CONGRATULATING SOUTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, today I rise to congratulate 
Southern Elementary School of Beaver Dam, KY. Southern Elementary 
School is recognized as a 2005 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School.
  The Blue Ribbon Schools Program has been celebrating high achieving 
schools for over 20 years. Established in 1982 by the U.S. Department 
of Education, the program has recognized more than 3,000 schools since 
its inception. This year, six Kentucky schools join this distinguished 
list, and I am proud to say that Southern Elementary School is one of 
the worthy recipients.
  By demanding excellence from each and every student, Southern 
Elementary School truly celebrates the blue ribbon standard of 
excellence that the No Child Left Behind Program strives to achieve. 
Southern Elementary School is an example of what our Kentucky schools 
can achieve when we have enough faith in our students to challenge them 
to become the leaders this country so desperately needs.
  I congratulate Southern Elementary School on this achievement. The 
administrators, teachers, parents, and students of this school are an 
inspiration to the citizens of Kentucky. look forward to all that 
Southern Elementary School accomplishes in the future.

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