[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 43 (Thursday, March 18, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E478]
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                        TRIBUTE TO ONORINA LEACH

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                          HON. HEATHER WILSON

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 18, 1999

  Mrs. WILSON. Mr. Speaker, I wish to bring to your attention an honor 
received by Onorina Leach, Science Teacher at Highland High School, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mrs. Leach was profiled in the November 1998 
national magazine Cable in the Classroom for her innovative methods to 
use technologies in the classroom.
  Mrs. Leach is a regular user of video in her science class. She has 
found that by supplementing the traditional text method of teaching she 
is able to reach different kinds of learners. Some students favor 
auditory and visual information processing. Mrs. Leach has found that 
to reach more students more effectively she must present the material 
in as many different ways as she can.
  In addition to her responsibilities as a science teacher, Onorina 
Leach is the coach of Highland High School's United States Academic 
Decathlon team. Also, Mrs. Leach is using video to help prepare the 
Highland High School Decathlon team for competition. The students 
participating in the United States Academic Decathlon learn study 
skills, time-management skills and social skills. A compliment given to 
Mrs. Leach by a student she had years ago summarizes Ms. Leach's 
dedication to her students. ``You know, Mrs. Leach, Academic Decathlon 
did not necessarily prepare me for graduate school, but it did prepare 
me for life.''
  Please join me in honoring and thanking Onorina Leach for the 
difference she is making in the lives of her students and to our great 
community of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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