[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11346]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING MERTON WILLIAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL OF HILTON, NEW YORK, FOR BEING 
       RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY

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                       HON. CHRISTOPHER JOHN LEE

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 22, 2010

  Mr. LEE of New York. Madam Speaker, I ask that the House join me in 
recognizing Merton Williams Middle School of Hilton, NY, for being 
recognized as one of the top middle schools in the country.
  The National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform recently 
recognized Merton Williams Middle School as a School to Watch. Only 90 
of the nation's 21,000 public middle schools are honored each year, and 
only 17 of New York's 1,121 public middle schools are honored this 
year.
  Until the establishment of Merton Williams Middle School in 1964, 
middle school students in Hilton attended six different area schools. 
Today, Merton Williams lives up to the motto of the Hilton School 
District: ``Maximizing the Potential of the Individual Learner.''
  The teachers and staff of Merton Williams are truly to be commended 
for their hard work and service to their students. Credit is especially 
due to Principal Carol Stehm and Assistant Principal Suzanne Goff for 
their exceptional leadership. But most importantly, I would like to 
congratulate the students of Merton Williams. Through their hard work 
and devotion to their schoolwork and their community, they stood out as 
an exceptional group of young adults.
  I ask that this House once again join with me in congratulating 
Merton Williams Middle School for receiving this commendation and 
serving as an example to middle schools and junior high schools 
everywhere.

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