[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27166]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRATULATIONS TO E.M. DAGGETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN FORT WORTH

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 6, 2009

  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to offer my congratulations 
to an elementary school in my District. E.M. Daggett Elementary in Fort 
Worth, Texas is celebrating its 100th anniversary. This is particularly 
noteworthy because Daggett Elementary is only the second elementary 
school in the country to reach this milestone.
  Named after a pioneer settler of Fort Worth, E.M. Daggett Elementary 
opened in September of 1909. At that time, Fort Worth was experiencing 
a tremendous amount of growth and a new school was needed to serve the 
families moving into the southern parts of the city. As the city has 
continued to grow, so has E.M. Daggett Elementary. Buildings were added 
in 1914, 1926, and 1988 to increase the number of classrooms and the 
overall size of the school so it would be better equipped to serve the 
community.
  E.M. Daggett Elementary has always been a site of innovation and 
progress for the Fort Worth Independent School District. In the 1940s, 
the regional day school for the deaf was established. This school 
served deaf students from all over Tarrant County and surrounding 
counties. In 1983, Daggett Montessori School became the first public 
Montessori school in the school district. E.M. Daggett Elementary 
recently began a Parents as Teachers Program.
  As a former teacher, I know that quality education is the foundation 
of a successful future. E.M. Daggett Elementary has been able to 
provide that essential foundation to countless people from Fort Worth. 
It has been a vital part of Fort Worth for the past 100 years, and I 
hope it will continue to be an invaluable part of the community for 
many years to come.
  Again, I congratulate E.M. Daggett Elementary on its 100th 
anniversary.

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