[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 31324]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       TRIBUTE TO WESTCHESTER ELEMENTARY AND TO CONWAY ELEMENTARY

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                           HON. W. TODD AKIN

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 13, 2007

  Mr. AKIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Westchester 
Elementary in the Kirkwood School District and Conway Elementary in the 
Ladue School District of St. Louis, Missouri. These 2 schools were 
recently awarded the prestigious title of No Child Left Behind Blue 
Ribbon Schools.
  As many of my colleagues know, the No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon 
Schools Program honors public and private K-12 schools that are either 
academically superior in their states or that demonstrate dramatic 
gains in student achievement.
  In 2007, only 5 Missouri schools and 287 nationwide have earned the 
high honor of Blue Ribbon Schools.
  It is the efforts and demand for excellence exemplified by 
Westchester and Conway Elementary that will pave the way for the 
successful futures of our Nation's children.
  I applaud the dedication of teachers and staff at Westchester and 
Conway. I sincerely hope their high standards of teaching are emulated 
by other schools in Missouri.
  I am pleased to be able to honor Westchester and Conway Elementary 
today. They are remarkable examples of the great teachers we have in 
Missouri and I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing them the best in 
their future endeavors as educators in Missouri.

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