[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17978]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF ST. ANGELA MERICI SCHOOL

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 17, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the Saint 
Angela Merici School, a recipient of a Federal Blue Ribbon Award.
  The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a program designed to highlight 
schools which have proven records of academic excellence. These schools 
have demonstrated a dedication to their student bodies which prepare 
their students for higher education and life beyond the classroom. Such 
institutions serve as examples to be emulated in schools across the 
nation.
  The Saint Angela Merici School is one of 305 schools in the nation to 
be awarded the title of a Blue Ribbon school. The school is located in 
Fairview Park, Ohio and enrolls 520 students from pre-Kindergarten to 
Eighth grade. The school was founded in 1923, and is a Roman Catholic 
school in the Saint Angela Merici Parish.
  The Saint Angela Merici School has a strong academic focus and high 
standardized test scores that exceed the national average. In 2010, the 
entire eight grade class was in the top fifteen percentile in reading 
and mathematics, and a majority of the class placed in the top tenth 
percentile. The rest of the school scored above the eighty-sixth 
percentile.
  The school provides a broad curriculum, with religious studies, world 
languages, wellness programs and performing arts as well as 
mathematics, sciences, social studies, English and technology. The vast 
range of curriculum in the school follows from the goal of the school, 
to help the students achieve the highest standards of academic 
excellence.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me recognition of Saint 
Angela Merici School, a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School.

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