[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 10413-10414]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOL--SCHOOL TO WATCH AWARD

  (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. Canyon Middle School in Castro Valley, 
California, in my congressional district, was recently recognized as 
one of the Schools to Watch by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-
Grades Reform.
  The School to Watch program was launched in 1999 to identify high-
performing middle schools that serve as a model for other schools to 
watch across the Nation. These schools, like Canyon Middle School, 
demonstrate academic

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excellence, develop programs that respond to the sensitive needs of 
early adolescence, and provide students with high-quality teachers and 
resources to support students in their academic goals.
  This week, at the Ninth Annual Schools to Watch Conference, Canyon 
Middle School will be presented with this prestigious award. Canyon 
Middle School will be represented by attendance clerk Adria Anderson-
Kelly, Assistant Principal Juan Flores, Assistant Principal Annie 
Flores-Aikey, math and science teacher Gregory Matawaran, math and 
science teacher Liz Oettel, and special education teacher Cheryll 
Rosales.
  I look forward to congratulating the group from Canyon Middle School 
this Thursday when they visit my office, and I look forward to hearing 
more details about how more schools can follow their example of 
excellence.
  Congratulations again to the teachers, administrators, parents, and 
students that helped Canyon Middle School achieve this award. You make 
me and your congressional district very proud.

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