[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 86 (Thursday, June 30, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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                E X T E N S I O N   O F   R E M A R K S


                    CONGRATULATIONS TO GIFT WINNERS

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                         HON. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 29, 1994

  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, from June 28 to July 1, the Growth 
Initiatives for Teachers [GIFT] Program will be holding a seminar for 
120 winners nationwide. Each winning team received a $12,000 grant to 
use to support innovative teaching methods in mathematics and science.
  The GIFT program was established by GTE Corp. in 1983 with a pilot 
effort in North Carolina. By 1994, the program was offered in 32 States 
and the District of Columbia. Since 1983, over 1,100 mathematics and 
science teachers have been awarded more than $6.6 million in GIFT 
grants.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate 
this year's 120 GIFT winners. We are so fortunate to have such 
dedicated and professional educators helping shape the lives of our 
young people. I am particularly proud of the two teachers from 
Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District, Belinda Battista and Carol 
Matuszewski of Chalk Hill Middle School in Monroe, who are among the 
grant recipients.
  It gives me great pleasure to salute the GTE Foundation, located in 
Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District, for recognizing and 
supporting excellence in teaching secondary mathematics and science.

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