[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 15 (Monday, February 5, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E181]
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            TRIBUTE TO KURT ENGEL, JOHN SIEPLE, AND BOB BOYD

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 1, 1996

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute three teachers in 
my district who represent all that is good in education today--Mr. Kurt 
Engel, Mr. John Sieple, and Mr. Bob Boyd of Lyons Township, IL, High 
School. These three educators were recently honored as a Most 
Inspirational Teacher, an award for which they were nominated by former 
students.
  Mr. Engel, a physics teacher and baseball and football coach, 
characterizes his teaching method as stepping back and putting yourself 
in the students' shoes and seeing how you're meeting their needs. Mr. 
Sieple, a psychology teacher and football coach, said he likes to use 
students' own experiences to illustrate the points he makes in class 
and believes teachers must be flexible for their students. Mr. Boyd, a 
music teacher and choral director at LTHS for 23 years, often gets to 
teach students from their freshman through senior years and says he 
finds it rewarding to witness the progression of their skills.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate these three fine teachers on receiving 
this honor and wish them, and all other dedicated teachers in our 
Nation, further success in shaping the minds and character of young 
people.

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