[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3730]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING SIMMONS-PINCKNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

 Mr. SCOTT. Mr. President, I congratulate Simmons-Pinckney 
Middle School in Charleston on a successful first year and thank 
everyone who has helped make the school a part of our community.
  Simmons-Pinckney's significance lies in its name. It was designed to 
honor State senator and civil rights leader, Reverend Clementa 
Pinckney, and a legendary blacksmith from Daniel Island, Mr. Philip 
Simmons. Reverend Pinckney was a servant of the people in the truest 
sense of the word and pastor at Mother Emanuel AME Church--where he 
lost his life while serving his ministry last June.
  Mr. Philip Simmons's beautiful ironwork is not only displayed 
throughout Charleston, but in the South Carolina State Museum, 
Smithsonian Museum, and all around the world. These two men symbolize 
what I believe schools should promote, dedication and a commitment to 
leading our State and country to a brighter future.
  Last year, Simmons-Pinckney Middle School opened to serve two 
purposes, and that is to remember the lives and legacies of these two 
amazing men and to ensure that each student receives the education they 
deserve. I am proud to welcome Simmons-Pinckney to the community as the 
newest middle school of the Charleston County School District.
  Congratulations again to Simmons-Pinckney Middle School on a 
successful first year, and I wish the students and teachers more 
productive years to come.

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