[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7821]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING MARK CROGHAN

  (Mr. SWALWELL of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SWALWELL of California. I rise today to recognize Mark Croghan, 
the longest serving school administrator from Castro Valley Unified 
School District, which is in my district, who will be retiring this 
year after 27 years of service in the East Bay.
  Mark was raised and educated in Hayward, California. After a swimming 
career at Hayward High School, he earned a swimming scholarship to 
attend the University of California at Berkeley, where he received his 
college degree.
  Mark began a long teaching career after college. He taught kids both 
in and out of the classroom, coaching a variety of sports, including 
swimming, basketball, softball, and he even served as the advisor for 
the ski team.
  After receiving his master's degree in 1993, Mark began his 
administrative career as an assistant principal of Canyon Middle School 
in Castro Valley. Since then, Mark has served as a principal at both 
Marshall Elementary and Canyon Middle School.
  Over his career as an administrator, Mark has created a positive 
learning environment and has prioritized the needs of students and 
their families. His leadership surely will be missed.
  But if Mark's past service is any evidence of what to expect of him 
in the future, surely we have a lot in store for what his public 
service will bring to our community.
  I wish Mark the best in his retirement. It is well earned.

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