[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14682]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING TREVOR GREENE

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                           HON. DOC HASTINGS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2012

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
the 2013 National Principal of the Year, Principal Trevor Greene, from 
Toppenish High School in my Congressional District. Principal Greene is 
an outstanding school administrator and I am grateful for his 
leadership and dedication to the students and faculty at Toppenish High 
School.
  Four years ago, Principal Greene returned to the Yakima Indian 
Reservation, where he grew up, to serve as principal at Toppenish High. 
Once an underperforming school, Toppenish High has become a top 
performing institution whose successful model is followed by other 
schools in the region, thanks to the hard work of the staff under his 
leadership.
  Principal Greene energized Toppenish students and helped them gain 
the confidence needed to work harder and dream bigger. By implementing 
a rigorous science, technology, engineering and mathematics, STEM, 
education program and expanding academic opportunities to his students, 
test scores have improved by 67 percent and graduation rates are over 
90 percent.
  At a time when the United States is falling behind in science and 
math, the Toppenish High STEM program continues to increase in 
popularity among students, with enrollment jumping by more than 100 
students in just one school year. Students are receiving a high quality 
education and graduating with the resources and tools they need to 
succeed in college and beyond.
  Each year, MetLife Resources along with the National Association of 
Secondary School Principals Association, NASSP, selects one highly 
deserving principal from a pool of more than 100 middle and high school 
principals nationwide. These individuals, who have been nominated by 
their state, are highly successful at providing top-quality learning 
opportunities for students and have demonstrated commendable 
contributions to the profession.
  I am pleased that as a result of Principal Greene's selection as 
National Principal of the Year, Toppenish High School will receive a 
$5,000 school improvement grant from the Metlife Resources/NASSP 
National Principal of the Year program.
  We need more people like Principal Greene working to make a 
difference in our schools. I applaud his dedication to the students and 
faculty at Toppenish High School.

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