[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8520-8521]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING BOB REYES

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 18, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Bob Reyes 
upon his retirement as the Principal of Fresno High School. After 
almost 40 years in education, Mr. Reyes will retire in June 2010.
  Mr. Reyes spent the first 26 years of his career with the Kerman 
Unified School District. He served as a classroom teacher for 13 years 
and then moved into the administration office as an assistant principal 
at Kerman High School. After 8 years he was promoted to principal and 
spent 5 years leading Kerman High School.
  Mr. Reyes was hired as the principal of Fresno High School in 1997. 
Over the past 13 years, Mr. Reyes has provided tremendous leadership to 
the school. The school's academic performance index scores have grown 
149 points since 1999, and there has been a significant improvement in 
the test scores for the California Standardized Test in more recent 
years. In 2002 Mr. Reyes implemented the International Baccalaureate, 
IB, Program at Fresno High School, a program that prepares students to 
be independent learners with a focus on higher education. The program 
is accredited and graduates are looked upon highly by colleges and 
universities around the world. The IB Program has grown from the 
original ``Great 8'' in 2002 to a current enrollment of over 500 
students.
  Mr. Reyes recently started the Parent Institute for Quality Education 
to encourage more parental involvement. Over 200 parents have graduated 
from the program this year, which is the highest number in the San 
Joaquin Valley. Beyond the school, Mr. Reyes is active within the 
community, working to improve community relations by closely working 
with the Historic Fresno High Neighborhood Association.
  Through his years of dedicated service, Mr. Reyes has received many 
awards from numerous organizations, including the ``Heart of the City'' 
by the Fresno First Baptist Church three times, ``Diversity in 
Education Award'' by the Association of California School 
Administrators, ``Community Service Recognition Award'' by the Fresno 
County Board of Supervisors, and was named ``Administrator of the 
Year'' by the Association of Mexican American Educators. Mr. Reyes has 
also served as a board member for the Community Food Bank in Fresno. 
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors honored Mr. Reyes in January 
when they named January 26, 2010 as ``Principal Bob Reyes Day'' in 
Fresno County. After his years of commitment and service to the 
students, staff and surrounding community, an anonymous donor to Fresno 
High School honored Mr. Reyes by establishing an annual award given to 
a student at the school in his honor called ``The Bob Reyes Leadership 
Award.''
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Principal Bob 
Reyes upon his retirement from Fresno High School. I invite my 
colleagues to join me in wishing Mr. Reyes many years of continued 
success.

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