[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 82 (Wednesday, June 13, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1090]
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                     TRIBUTE TO MS. JOYCE M. HAYES

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 13, 2001

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, as a former teacher, I am happy to rise 
before you today to recognize Ms. Joyce M. Hayes, who is retiring from 
Flint Community Schools after 33 great years of teaching.
  Armed with a desire to teach, Joyce Hayes began her college career in 
Marshall, TX, where she graduated in 1967 from Wiley College with a 
Bachelors Degree in English and a minor in History. In 1968, she worked 
as an English teacher at Terrance Manor Middle School in Augusta, GA. 
Later she moved to Flint, where she began teaching Adult Education 
courses at C.S. Mott Adult High School and Beecher Community High 
School. She later became an English and Speech teacher at Jordan 
College in Flint, and at Longfellow Middle School, also in Flint.
  In 1981, Joyce began a term with Flint Northern High School, one that 
has lasted to this day. In addition to English, Joyce taught World, 
American, and Modern Literature, Mythology, Grammar and Composition, 
and Successful Writing and Reading to hundreds of students from ninth 
to twelfth grades. She also served as the Instructor for the school's 
Honors/Gifted Student Program, Class Advisor, and Student Council 
Advisor. In 1992, Joyce became English Department Head, a position she 
has also held to this day. The same year, Joyce successfully completed 
her Masters Degree in Education from Eastern Michigan University. Two 
years later, she completed another degree from Eastern Michigan, this 
time a Masters in Guidance and Counseling.
  For many years, Joyce has been dedicated toward working to improve 
our schools, not just in Flint, but also throughout the state and the 
nation. She is a member of the Michigan Education Association, National 
Education Association, and the National Council of Teachers of English, 
among many other groups. She has been an important part of many 
citywide and statewide committees designed to further educational and 
emotional growth among our students. Joyce has been recognized for her 
efforts by inclusions in Who's Who Among High School Teachers, American 
Educators, and American Women, and was recently chosen as the 2001 
Saginaw Valley Teacher of the Year.
  Mr. Speaker, Joyce Hayes is a tremendously respected individual. Many 
of her students, past and present, have greatly benefited from her 
insight, as has the entire Flint community over the course of the last 
33 years. She has always been a fighter for education, for she believes 
that a strong educational background is the basis toward improving the 
quality of life, I ask my colleagues to please join me in 
congratulating her on her retirement, and wishing her the very best in 
her future endeavors.

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