[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 57 (Tuesday, May 6, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H2179]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TEACHERS PLAY VITAL ROLE IN FUTURE OF OUR NATION

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, National Teacher Appreciation Week gives us 
an opportunity to recognize the hard work and dedication of teachers 
across the country. Teachers every day inspire young students and help 
prepare our children for the next century.
  One especially outstanding teacher in my community is Sharon Draper, 
an English teacher at Walnut Hills High School, recently named the 
National Teacher of the Year. Now Mrs. Draper is helping train other 
teachers by serving as an instructor at the Mayerson Academy in 
Cincinnati.
  There are other teachers, of course, who deserve recognition back 
home in my district in Cincinnati: Susan Staub, a government teacher at 
Mercy High School; Tim Taylor at Oak Hills; Gene Jesse, at LaSalle, my 
alma mater; Mike Odioso at St. X; Jim Pharo at Seton; Jim Fiehre at Mt. 
Healthy; Mary Helen Beimesche at St. Ursula; Shad Stigle at Diamond 
Oaks, and the list could go on and on.
  I want to also commend all those teachers just beginning their 
careers, like Shannon Crim at Lakota, who right now is completing her 
very first day as a teacher.
  As a former schoolteacher myself, and as a parent, I appreciate the 
vital role good teachers play in the future of this Nation. Today and 
every day we should thank the teachers.

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