{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.hoeven.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=c5f2a478-2d40-455b-b628-43d0fa0f2ccb", "Hoeven Celebrates Gussner Elementary's Blue Ribbon Designation", "2013-12-02", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "ND", "John Hoeven", "H001061", "www.hoeven.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.02.13\n\t\t\t Hoeven Celebrates Gussner Elementary's Blue Ribbon Designation  \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJAMESTOWN, N.D. \u2013 Senator John Hoeven today congratulated Gussner Elementary on being designated a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School Award Winner by the United States Department of Education. Hoeven commended Gussner on its achievements during a ceremony held at the school.\r\n\u201cThe Blue Ribbon designation is our country\u2019s highest honor for outstanding schools,\u201d said Hoeven. \u201cIn earning this prestigious award, Gussner has distinguished itself as one of our state\u2019s and country\u2019s best schools, and North Dakota is proud to commend the school\u2019s teachers, support staff, administrators, students and parents for their commitment to fostering the innovative, smart and effective teaching practices that are achieving tremendous results. Each of these individuals function as the core of the school and drive its success. The entire Jamestown community should take pride in what Gussner has accomplished.\u201d\r\nGussner Elementary is one of three North Dakota schools to be named a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School Awardee. Edgeley Public School and Wyndmere Elementary School also earned this designation. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was founded in 1982 to recognize the work of the nation\u2019s top schools.\u00a0Since the program\u2019s founding, the blue ribbon distinction has been awarded to schools achieving impressive results through exemplary teaching practices.\u00a0To date, more than 7,000 schools have received the designation, including 31 North Dakota schools.\r\nThe three North Dakota schools named 2013 Blue Ribbon Schools were formally recognized by the Department of Education at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C. in November. Hoeven met with Gussner Elementary and Edgeley Public School representatives during their visit to the nation\u2019s capital. Photos of the meetings are attached.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://www.hoeven.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=c5f2a478-2d40-455b-b628-43d0fa0f2ccb"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6627999246120453, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}