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Blue Ribbon Schools Award

Yippee! Dirksen is a 2003 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School !

U.S.Secretary of Education, Rod Paige, has named Dirksen Primary School as a 2003 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School.

"I am delighted to congratulate the principals, teachers, parents, and students of the 2003 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools," Paige said. "These schools are national models of excellence that others can learn from and are meeting President Bush's mission to ensure that every child learns, and no child is left behind."

Dirksen will be honored at an awards ceremony with Secretary Paige in Wahsington, D.C., October 30-31.

Further information on the program and a list of current winners can be accessed at http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/awards.html

Award Ceremony In Washington, DC

Mrs. Rosa and Mrs. Pieper represented Dirksen School at the Blue Ribbon Schools award ceremony in Washington, DC. Mrs. Pieper teachers 3rd grade and Mrs. Rosa is the principal.



Dirksen Primary School
501 Maywood
Pekin, IL 61554
Phone: 309.477.4711
Fax: 309.477.4701

This page was last updated on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 by kschlappi@pekin.net