[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21285]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING THE FRANKLIN SCHOOL 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 9, 2009

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, this evening, the Franklin 
School in Bergenfield will celebrate 100 years of exceptional education 
offered in New Jersey's 5th District. Erected in 1908, Franklin School 
arose to meet the need for a notable educational facility within this 
expanding community in Bergen County. Its humble beginnings were made 
up of a $15,000 budget and only 10 students grades K-12. Since then, 
Franklin School has grown to a diverse group of 365 students from 
grades K-5 that captures the excellence of what Bergen County students 
have to offer. With a dedicated teaching staff, Franklin School has 
found new and exciting strategies for enabling its students to excel in 
all areas of their instruction. Their mission is to put children first 
and this directive has given incentive to provide the student body with 
the necessary tools and guidance to obtain success. With laptop labs to 
teach communication skills, learning centers to further judge and 
improve performance, and performance measures put in place to 
continually improve all educational offerings delivered to those who 
attend, Franklin School has established the gold standard in 
educational offerings.
  The Franklin School is an exceptional educational facility that has 
nurtured and sent forth successful students for the past 100 years. I 
am proud of its accomplishments and expect great things from those who 
have been offered invaluable guidance from this notable school. Because 
of committed administrators and selfless teachers who have put their 
time and effort into the educational program offered to their students, 
Franklin School has made this community in my district a better place. 
I wish all the very best to the Franklin School and all its staff and 
students in their next 100 years to come.

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