[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8370]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS OF 2011

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                            HON. JAY INSLEE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2011

  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the graduating Class 
of 2011 from Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Washington. These 
students were finalists in President Obama's Commencement Challenge, 
and because of their inspiring story, deserve to be recognized.
  Bridgeport is a public school in eastern Washington State where 
students are forging a way to bring energy and talent to a small, rural 
orchard community. Most of the students I recognize today have overcome 
incredible challenges in order to graduate this June. Many of them will 
be among the first in their families to do so and all of them are on 
free or reduced lunch plans, an indicator of the difficult economic 
circumstances overcome by these students and their families.
  Only two students in the class have parents that graduated from high 
school. Yet, 90 percent of the students will receive their diplomas and 
82 percent of the students are college-bound. This is a remarkable 
accomplishment and something for which all schools should strive.
  The principal, teachers, students, and families of Bridgeport High 
School should be commended for their success. They have demonstrated 
that by working together, we can close the academic achievement gap, 
improve graduation rates, and most of all, help students realize their 
dreams.
  Congratulations to the exemplary graduating class at Bridgeport:
  Adriana Gomez Saucedo--Valedictorian; Ana Berta Soto Mendez--
Salutatorian; Javier Aguilar; Elivis Alcaraz; Michael Baca; Norma 
Camacho; Brooke Desjardins; Fredy Eduardo Flores; Elizabeth Gameros 
Garcia; Maria Elizabeth Garcia Gomez; Miranda Garza Trevino; Alejandro 
Jr. Gomez Camacho; Irma Gomez Garcia; Nadia Natasha Gonzalez; Lizbet 
Lopez Casillas; Maria Alexis Macedo Ruiz; Baltazar Munoz Perez; Mauro 
Efrain Mosqueda; Marisol Vanessa Valdovinos Aleman; Carina Ochoa 
Valdovinos; Christian Perales Barboza; Ricardo Perez Rojas; Miguel 
Angel Ramos Parbol; Paige Leone Rodriguez; Rosendo Rodriguez Hernandez 
Jr.; Erika Berenice Saucedo Rubio; Samuel Soto Rojas; Alfredo Ubaldo 
Rosas; Joaquin Valdovinos Infante; Xenia Valdovinos Perez; Daniel 
Velasco Velasco; Jasmine Mogollan Roa; Olivia Silva Dominguez; Veronica 
Nicole Saucedo; Elodia Isabel Jimenez Valdovinos; Carina Velasquez.

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