[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 73 (Thursday, May 24, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H2681]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATIONS TO ELLEN KEMPLER ON HER SELECTION FOR INDUCTION INTO 
                     NATIONAL TEACHERS HALL OF FAME

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to congratulate Ms. Ellen 
Kempler, a teacher at MAST Academy in my congressional district, who 
was one of five exceptional educators recently inducted into the 2001 
National Teachers Hall of Fame.
  As a former teacher, I know that no reward is greater than impacting 
the lives of students.
  It is evident that Ms. Kempler has been an inspiration to her 
students. As one student stated, she has the gift of finding talent and 
academic strength in every student and inspires them to express it in a 
positive way.
  Ms. Kempler, presently a 9th grade English and a 12th grade ethics 
and leadership teacher, is committed to excellence in education. She 
states, ``Life is a huge relay race. I am alive and carrying the baton 
now. The future depends on me as surely as my generation depended on 
our teachers and their teachers and their teachers.''
  Ms. Kempler is an exemplary educator and a role model whom her 
students should hope to emulate. I ask that my congressional colleagues 
join me in commending Ms. Ellen Kempler for her success and for having 
been selected for induction into the National Teachers Hall of Fame.

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