[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 11, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E920]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO TEACHING FELLOWS FROM RICHMOND COUNTY, NC

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                            HON. ROBIN HAYES

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 11, 1999

  Mr. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to congratulate six 
Richmond County Senior High students who are among the 1999 recipients 
of the North Carolina Teaching Fellows scholarships. Each Fellow 
receives a $26,000 scholarship loan from the state of North Carolina.
  The full loan is forgiven after the recipient has completed four 
years of teaching in North Carolina public schools.
  In addition, all Fellows take part in summer and academic summer 
enrichment programs during their college careers.
  The Teaching Fellows Scholarship program was created by the North 
Carolina General Assembly in 1986 and has become one of the top teacher 
recruiting programs in the country.
  This innovative program attracts talented high school seniors to 
become public school teachers. This is a commonsense, state-based 
program that will help encourage our best and brightest to come back to 
their communities to teach.
  The 1999 recipients from Richmond County, NC, are James Haltom, 
Kristen McDonald, Shana McLaughlin, Matthew Pence, Patience Whitehead, 
and Melissa Allen.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate these individuals for the courage 
and desire to enter the teaching profession.

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