[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 31326]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE HARRISON VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR RECEIVING 
                         THE BLUE RIBBON AWARD

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                           HON. HARRY TEAGUE

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 9, 2009

  Mr. TEAGUE. Madam Speaker, I want to congratulate Valley View 
Elementary School in Las Cruces, New Mexico, for receiving the Blue 
Ribbon School Award awarded by the U.S. Department of Education for 
demonstrating academic excellence and dramatic gains in student 
achievement levels.
  The Blue Ribbon Schools award was created in 1982 to recognize 
schools where students attain and maintain high academic standards and 
are pushed to improve themselves and further their dedication to 
scholastic achievement. This award shows that Valley View Elementary 
School is working with its students to improving its academic standing 
and educational excellence.
  Schools like Valley View Elementary earn the Blue Ribbon Schools 
Award because of the hard work and the tireless work of its educators 
and families. The students also worked hard to improve themselves and 
make sure that their hard work paid off. Valley View Elementary School 
exemplifies what it means for a school to help its students strive 
towards academic excellence.
  I am honored to have Blue Ribbon Schools like Valley View Elementary 
School in my district. I commend their achievement and wish them luck 
in continuing their academic achievement.

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