[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1533]
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                    TRIBUTE TO JEANETTE M. MIDDLETON

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 14, 1999

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this time to 
congratulate Jeanette M. Middleton of Nashville who recently received a 
$25,000 Milken Educator Award from founder Michael Milken at the recent 
Milken Family Foundation National Education Conference in Los Angeles, 
CA. Jeanette is a teacher at Lebanon Grade School were she implemented 
numerous innovations in the schools resources and ways of teaching.
  Among her accomplishments at Lebanon Elementary School are: starting 
a science fair; incorporating a recycling program into her science 
classes; using proceeds from recycling to start a Critters in the 
Classroom Project; helping write a grant application that resulted in a 
$65,000 grant to start a computer lab; developing the school web site; 
and instructing teachers in classroom applications for technology. I am 
extremely grateful to Jeanette for going the extra mile to see that our 
children are educated to live, prosper, and grow in to the 21st 
century.

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