[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11770]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING SAUNDERS MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR BEING NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 
                   PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY

                                 ______
                                 

                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 24, 2010

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Saunders Middle School for being named as a School to Watch and as one 
of the top 90 performing middle-grades schools in the nation by the 
National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform in 2010.
  Saunders Middle School provides an outstanding academic environment 
for its students to learn. The teachers' devotion to the students' 
well-being and the students' commitment to learning and challenging 
themselves have set Saunders Middle School above its counterparts. The 
staff and student body earned this award by not only being an excellent 
academic school, but also by being sensitive to each individual 
students' needs and fostering a socially equitable environment as the 
students begin to make their transition from adolescence to young 
adulthood. As a School to Watch, the students and teachers of Saunders 
Middle School provide a great example of what our educators and 
students across the nation should strive to achieve.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating 
Saunders Middle School for this recognition and in wishing, its 
teachers and students continued success.

                          ____________________