[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10200-10201]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL

  (Mr. KUHL of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUHL of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Pioneer 
Middle School located in Yorkshire, New

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York. Last month, Pioneer Middle School was recognized as one of two 
Essential Elementary Schools to Watch in New York State. Pioneer is the 
first middle school in western New York to achieve this prestigious 
honor. Presently, only 10 middle schools in all of New York State have 
achieved this recognition over the past 4 years.
  This award exemplifies the talent and dedication that these educators 
and parents demonstrate every day. The school has shown tremendous 
progress since being named a School in Need of Improvement by the 
Department of Education in 2004.
  As these teachers, students, and parents gather to celebrate this 
wonderful accomplishment, I want to offer my sincere congratulations. 
Let the Pioneer Middle School serve as a beacon for schools around the 
Nation to see that excellence and success comes from devoted teachers 
and parents.

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