[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9332]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRATULATING WESTLAKE ACADEMY'S INAUGURAL GRADUATING CLASS

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 25, 2010

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I proudly rise today to congratulate the 
Town of Westlake with the high school matriculation of the first 
graduating class of the Westlake Academy.
  Founded as a public charter school in 2003, Westlake Academy is the 
first and only municipality in Texas to receive a charter designation. 
It has a mission to achieve academic excellence and develop life-long 
learners who will become well-balanced responsible citizens.
  Westlake Academy promotes intercultural understanding, respect, 
independent thought and prepares their students to become active 
participants and agents of positive change through its International 
Baccalaureate curriculum. Westlake Academy is the fifth school of only 
ten schools in the United States, and the only public school, to offer 
the full International Baccalaureate curriculum for grades K-12.
  I'm honored to celebrate this first graduation with Mayor Laura 
Wheat, the Town Council/Trustees, former Board of Alderman/Trustees, 
former Mayor Scott Bradley, the parents, graduates and Community of 
Westlake. I appreciate the opportunity to speak at their first 
commencement and to represent the Town of Westlake and Westlake Academy 
in the United States House of Representatives.
  I'd like to submit the names of the First Graduating Class for the 
Record. These 24 graduating seniors have been offered over $3.7 million 
in scholarships/grants, and 100 percent have been accepted to colleges 
and universities.
  Brooke Awtry, Kent Bordelon, Elena Ceballos, Alexandra Champagne, 
Anisha Chandra, Bailey Cockrum, Chelsea Cooper, Ryen Degan.
  Tim Drews, Olivia Flowers, Josh Frey, James Grover, Erik Herbst, Viky 
Kalyta, Sean Kennedy, Christina Kolokotroni.
  Connor Lenio, Corey Lenkiewicz, Samantha Moon, Shivam Purohit, 
Stephanie Schultz, Kali Spates, Tyler Springer, Yasya Vasyutynska.

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