[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17040-17041]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATING PARK MAGNET SCHOOL

  (Mr. WESTERMAN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Park Magnet 
School of Hot Springs, Arkansas, for being named by the U.S. Department 
of Education as a 2015 National Blue Ribbon School.
  This highest of educational honors is awarded yearly to both private 
and public elementary, middle, and high schools demonstrating overall 
academic excellence or progress in closing students achievement gaps.
  Park Magnet School is 1 of only 5 schools in Arkansas and only 335 in 
the Nation to be selected this year. Receipt of this award marks the 
second time that Park Magnet has been named a National Blue Ribbon 
School, the first time being in 2009.
  These achievements acknowledge and validate the hard work of students 
like Grace Shelor, faculty like Mrs. Carmen Binns, as well as families 
and communities in creating a culture of excellence wherein students 
may reach their full, God-given potential.
  It is with great pride that I congratulate Park Magnet School on 
their success today.

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