[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 120 (Monday, October 2, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING CARRIE NEWTON AS THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR 
                             FAYETTE COUNTY

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                          HON. ERNIE FLETCHER

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 2, 2000

  Mr. FLETCHER. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize an outstanding 
educator in the Central Kentucky educational community. For twenty-nine 
years, Carrie Newton has been a tireless advocate for learning, 
especially in the area of literacy, who has inspired countless young 
students just beginning their academic careers. A fourth grade teacher 
at Lansdown Elementary School, Ms. Newton demonstrates all the 
qualities of an exceptional educator.
  Ms. Newton has recently been named Elementary School Teacher of the 
Year for Fayette County. Carrie Newton has worked hard to ensure that 
elementary school students develop a first-rate academic foundation 
that will lead them to realize their full potential in their future 
endeavors.
  I join our community in recognizing an outstanding teacher who has 
contributed years of dedicated teaching at Lansdown Elementary. Ms. 
Newton is the kind of teacher that every parent and child wishes for--
an educator who knows how to engage her students and motivate them to 
learn. It is a pleasure to recognize Ms. Newton on the House floor 
today for her superior work in education which has earned her the 
Teacher of the Year Award.

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