LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Parlia-
ment Place Elementary School, North Babylon, New York

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend those institutions of commitment and high achievement whose
purpose and endeavors prove a dedication to the pursuit of excellence in
the education of the youth of this noble Empire State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the 50th Anniversary of Parliament Place Elementary School, North
Babylon, New York; and
WHEREAS, In celebration of its five decades of excellence in educa-
tion, the students, teachers and parents of the Parliament Place Elemen-
tary School will host an event on Wednesday, March 21, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Parliament Place Elementary School was opened in September of
1962 as a K-6 school; the first principal was Richard E. Brown and
subsequently, there have been ten other administrators at the helm of
the school, including current principal, Drew E. Olson; and
WHEREAS, Parliament Place Elementary School has undergone many changes
from both a physical and educational perspective; when the school first
opened as the sixth elementary school in the district, the enrollment
was so high that the school was on a split session; teachers and
students walked on wooden planks to enter the building as construction
was incomplete; and
WHEREAS, Teachers shared classrooms, and the Scott-Foresman "Sally,
Dick and Jane" reading program was in place; as the years progressed,
the building evolved to include a library/media center, a computer room,
and a writing center; and
WHEREAS, For more than a decade, Parliament Place Elementary School
has been selected as a Suffolk County Reading Council Honor School, and
has been commended for its community service including its support
towards local food pantries and nursing homes; its students always have
achieved at the highest levels and include successful members of all
professions and trades; and
WHEREAS, Many of the current students at Parliament Place Elementary
School are second generation students, and some of the current teachers
themselves were students at the school; today, the school is meeting the
technological challenges of the 21st century and the students are
continuing to meet the academic standards set forth by good pedagogical
practices and state mandates; and
WHEREAS, The steadfast and unyielding commitment of parents, educators
and administrators to provide the highest quality education for students
has become the hallmark and tradition of the Parliament Place Elementary
School; and
WHEREAS, Within the 21st century, the Parliament Place Elementary
School stands prepared to reach out, in earnest and enthusiastic quest
of its mission, to promote the maximum growth of every student, estab-
lishing standards and building skills which will carry its students and
the citizens of its community into the future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Parliament Place Elementary
School, North Babylon, New York; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Drew E. Olson, Principal, Parliament Place Elementary School,
80 Parliament Place, North Babylon, New York 11703.