[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 60 (Friday, May 4, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E739]
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                       TRIBUTE TO MYRA OLSHANSKY

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 3, 2001

  Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Myra Olshansky 
on her retirement after 38 years of dedicated service at Olney High 
School in Phildelphia, Pennsylvania. Her fine example of professional 
dedication is truly admirable.
  Myra is a graduate of Philadelphia High School for Girls where she 
graduated Magna Cum Laude. She went on to attend the University of 
Pennsylvania where she received her degree in English in 1963. She has 
served as an English teacher, Acting Department Head, as Coordinator, 
Resources-in-Action Charter and the Coordinator for The Academy of 
Travel and Tourism, SLC. During her tenure she has taught some 10,000 
students. Under Myra's direction, Olney High School has implemented a 
college prep program which partners Olney students with the Penn State 
Abington campus and this year with LaSalle University. The program has 
been a dramatic success.
  Myra was the subject of an in-depth piece by the Philadelphia 
Inquirer's Today Magazine in 1982, which focused upon the daily rigors 
that teachers face. She was able to show the public the typical 
environment that one would experience in a day at Olney High.
  Her dedication does not stop at the classroom but continues into her 
community. She is a member of the Golden Slipper Club & Charities, the 
West Point Parents Club of the Delaware Valley, the William Penn 
Charter School Community Association and the National Association of 
Teachers of English.
  It is honor to recognize Myra Olshansky and the outstanding service 
she has given to the students of Olney High School. She has been 
steadfast in her belief that the youth are our future. I commend her 
for her decades of contributions and wish her well.

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