[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8417]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1030
                  CONGRATULATING MARIETTA HIGH SCHOOL

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Marietta High 
School in Cobb County, Georgia, on an outstanding accomplishment.
  This past week, Marietta High School was honored as one of the top 5 
percent of all high schools in America by Newsweek magazine. The 
magazine praised the school's commitment to student achievement and 
noted the high number of advanced placement and international 
baccalaureate students at Marietta.
  When I served as chairman of the Marietta City School Board, I was 
always impressed by the school's deep commitment to student 
achievement. This award is certainly well deserved.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate Principal Leigh Colburn, 
Assistant Principal Donna Thornton and all the faculty and staff at 
Marietta High School. They are doing an incredible job educating our 
children, and I should know. After all, I am the proud parent of four 
former Marietta High School students.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me in congratulating Marietta High 
School on this impressive achievement, and in thanking the school for 
its dedication to developing the minds of our community's rising 
leaders.

                          ____________________