[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 3, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CHERYL COOK-KALLIO: FREMONT TEACHER BECOMES STUDENT AGAIN

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 3, 1997

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Cheryl Cook-Kallio, 
teacher of social studies at Hopkins Junior High School in Fremont, CA. 
A public educator for over 17 years, Ms. Cook-Kallio has been awarded a 
James Madison Fellowship by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship 
Foundation of Washington, DC.
  Ms. Cook-Kallio is one of 61 recipients of this highly distinguished 
fellowship to support the continued study of American history and the 
Constitution by teachers of American history, American Government, and 
social studies. She will be awarded up to $24,000 to be used toward her 
master's degree.
  Next summer Ms. Cook-Kallio, along with the other fellowship 
recipients, will attend a 6-week course at Georgetown University to 
study the Constitution in the National Archives. Her lifelong dream has 
been to intensively study the Constitution, and through this 
fellowship, that dream will be recognized.
  Ms. Cook-Kallio is an annual visitor to Washington, as she 
accompanies her eighth grade American Government class on their end-of-
the-year trip to our Nation's capital each year. Ms. Cook-Kallio is a 
graduate of Hopkins Junior High School herself, who went on to study at 
the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, and received her teaching 
certificate at San Jose State University. She began her career in 
education at Hopkins in 1979, where she has been teaching ever since.
  Competition for this fellowship is fierce, drawing applicants from 
all 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, and the Nation's islands and trust territories. Ms. Cook-Kallio 
deserves much praise for her accomplishment, as the award is intended 
to recognize the most distinguished of teachers.
  It is important for us to understand that learning is a lifelong 
process, that knowledge and exploration are the roots of creativity. We 
congratulate Cheryl Cook-Kallio and wish her the best of luck on 
furthering her education and on continuing to share her knowledge of 
the workings of our government with the students of Hopkins Junior 
High.

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