[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 21 (Monday, March 4, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                      TRIBUTE TO CHRISTINE FRENCH

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                           HON. BARBARA CUBIN

                               of wyoming

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 4, 2002

  Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate and honor a 
Wyoming teacher today who has achieved national recognition for 
exemplary service to her students and her community. Christine French 
of Newcastle has been named the recipient of a Christa McAuliffe 
Fellowship and has spent the $28,000 award not on herself, but on her 
students.
  Christine used the money to buy wireless networked laptop computers 
and other information technology tools to be used by students at 
Newcastle High School. These hands-on tools will help students learn 
how to use real-world applications in a classroom setting and will help 
to ensure a quality education for the students of Newcastle High.
  It is vital that we continue to encourage and support the kind of 
selfless contribution that Christine has made. We all need to think 
more about how we, as individual citizens, can work together to make 
our communities better. Teachers like Christine are inspiring examples 
for us all, and are among our brightest hopes for a better tomorrow.

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