[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1851]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF ROBERT EDWARD HIGH

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                          HON. MARC A. VEASEY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 11, 2016

  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of 
Mr. Robert Edward High and his thirty-seven years of service to the 
Paris Independent School District. After graduating with a B.S. from 
Texas A&M University, Mr. High began teaching science at Crockett 
Junior High School. He has since served in a variety of leadership 
roles including classroom teacher, coach, elementary and middle school 
assistant principal, middle school principal, high school principal, 
personnel director and assistant superintendent.
  Mr. High is also active in community and civic affairs. He currently 
serves as vice-president of the NAACP Branch 6213 and has served as 
president and past president of the Lamar County Chapter of the 
American Red Cross. He has also been very involved with the Lamar 
County Heart Association, Retired Senior Volunteers, Crime Stoppers, 
March of Dimes, and United Way. He was the first African-American to 
serve as president of the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce in its 137-
year history.
  Mr. High's leadership has not gone unnoticed. During his tenure as 
middle school principal, Crockett Middle School was recognized by 
Governor Ann Richards as a ``Gold Star Partnership School.'' He has 
also been named Outstanding Educator of the Year and Administrator of 
the Year. Additionally, he has received the Martin Luther King African 
American Heritage Award and the President's Volunteer Service Award 
under President George W. Bush in 2008.
  The NAACP will dedicate the 19th Annual Freedom Banquet in Mr. Robert 
High's name to commemorate his commitment to education and civil rights 
in the Paris community and the proceeds of the banquet will support a 
scholarship in his name.
  To celebrate Mr. Robert High's retirement after serving the Paris 
Independent School District for thirty-seven years, this statement will 
be submitted on Thursday, February 11, 2016.

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