[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3283]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING FORT LUPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

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                           HON. CORY GARDNER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 3, 2011

  Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Fort Lupton Middle 
School located in Fort Lupton, Colorado.
  This year, Fort Lupton Middle School was selected as the National 
Middle School of the year by the National Association of Middle School 
Principals. This award recognizes middle schools that have been 
committed to the educational and developmental needs of young 
adolescents. Fort Lupton Middle SchooL excels at this responsibility.
  The statewide Colorado Student Assessment Program is conducted every 
year to evaluate how students are learning. Fort Lupton Middle School 
has showcased outstanding academic achievements with gains in reading 
and math test scores for the last four consecutive years.
  In addition to their outstanding academic achievements, Fort Lupton 
offers over 27 different academic programs and honors, 29 student 
activities, and 10 sports. The middle school sees 442 participants in 
these programs among a population of 441 enrolled students.
  The Fort Lupton faculty and students both acknowledge that the school 
library is truly the heart of the school. This acknowledgement 
reinforces why Fort Lupton is the National Middle School of the Year. 
The school excels because of the dedicated and exceptional faculty, 
because of the great Fort Lupton community, and because the students 
are engaged in and out of the classroom. It is a true example of 
excellence in education.

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