[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 2 (Thursday, January 24, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E22]
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                       IN HONOR OF BLAKE HASELTON

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                             HON. KEN LUCAS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 24, 2002

  Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of 
Blake Haselton. Mr. Haselton is the Superintendent of Oldham County 
Schools, a district which lies in Kentucky's Fourth Congressional 
District.
  Last month, Mr. Haselton was named Superintendent of the Year by the 
Kentucky Association of School Superintendents. Next month, he could be 
named National Superintendent of the Year by the American Association 
of School Administrators.
  Since he began in Oldham County in 1973, Mr. Haselton has served as a 
high school biology teacher, athletic director, director of guidance 
services, and principal. He also served as the district's director of 
pupil personnel before being named superintendent in 1991.
  His colleagues praise him as an education leader who ``stays on top 
of both the academic and financial elements of operating a school 
system,'' and ``makes his decisions on what's best for kids.'' The 
Oldham County Teachers Association says Mr. Haselton is everything 
teachers want in a superintendent: child-centered, focused on teachers' 
needs, and an aggressive planner. The chair of the Oldham County Board 
of Education says Mr. Haselton is a ``leader amongst leaders . . . a 
master teacher'' who ``inspires the best in others.''
  Mr. Haselton also serves his community by doing volunteer work for 
several recreational, civic, and scouting organizations.
  I rise today to congratulate Blake Haselton on being named Kentucky 
Superintendent of the Year, and to wish him well as he vies for the 
national title next month. I ask my colleagues to join me in commending 
Mr. Haselton for his nearly three decades of outstanding service to the 
people of Oldham County, KY.

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