[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12938]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS' YOUTH ART MONTH

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                             HON. TOM DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 16, 2007

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the efforts of Prince Wiilliam County Public Schools during the 2007 
Youth Art Month.
  Youth Art Month is an annual effort to recognize and promote art 
education in schools across the country. Specifically, this program 
seeks to emphasize the importance and benefits of incorporating art 
into youth education. Since 1984, the Council for Art Education has 
acted as a primary sponsor of Youth Art Month alongside fellow 
organizations, such as the National Art Education Association, to 
consistently make this effort a success.
  Prince William County has a strong tradition of promoting art 
education and has been celebrating Youth Art Month for 29 years. The 
Virginia Art Education Association, working in concert with Prince 
Williams County Public Schools, selected ``Start with Art, Learn for 
Life'' as the 2007 theme and launched this year's celebration on March 
10, 2007, by exhibiting student artwork on the Manassas Mall. This 
year's Youth Art Month saw tremendous participation from county 
elementary, middle, and high schools and highlighted the works of many 
talented student artists.
  Madam Speaker, in closing, I would like to take this opportunity to 
thank all the men and women who contributed to making this year's Youth 
Art Month a success. I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding this 
group of remarkable young artists and congratulate them on a job well 
done.

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