[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18018]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF ST. CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2010

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 
faculty, staff, parents and students of St. Christopher School for 
winning the 2010 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award.
  Blue Ribbon Schools is a Department of Education program that honors 
schools whose students have attained an extraordinarily high level of 
achievement or who regularly overcome socioeconomic barriers to 
academic success. Schools are judged according to strict criteria based 
on test scores and student demographics. Winners generally maintain a 
school culture of community involvement, high expectations for student 
achievement, an emphasis on teaching to the whole child and a 
dedication to developing leadership skills. This year, only 304 schools 
throughout America attained this prestigious award. I am proud to count 
St. Christopher School among them.
  St. Christopher School is a Catholic School in Rocky River, Ohio that 
strives to develop its students spiritually, intellectually, and 
emotionally. Students are taught to become healthy, loving, well-
rounded leaders with a lifelong dedication to learning and to living 
out Christian values.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in congratulating those 
who have worked hard to make St. Christopher School a nurturing and 
academically rigorous institution.

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