[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 64 (Friday, May 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E848]
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             RETIREMENT OF GUY SIMS MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOLS

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                            HON. MAC COLLINS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 16, 2002

  Mr. COLLINS. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to recognize and commend 
Guy Sims of Muscogee County.
  Mr. Sims has spent the last 36 years working to strengthen and build 
the minds of young people in the Greater Columbus, Georgia region.
  In 1966, Mr. Sims began a teaching career at Wood Elementary School. 
In the twenty years between 1971 and 1991, he served as principal of 
Rose Hill, Fox, and Carver Elementary schools. For the past five years 
he has served with distinction as Superintendent of the Muscogee County 
School District.
  During his time working with young people, he has demonstrated his 
dedication to education by serving as President of the Georgia 
Association of Elementary School Principals, served on the Georgia 
Department of Education committees for State Standards Evaluation, 
Performance Based Education, Personnel Development, and Teacher of the 
Year Selection.
  In his spare time, Mr. Sims has been a faithful community servant 
working with the Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation, the 
Leadership Morality Institute, the United Way, Columbus Communities in 
Schools, the Columbus Literate Community, the Georgia Early Leaming 
Initiative, the Rotary Club, Advisory Partnership Groups, and the 
Chamber of Commerce.
  Mr. Sims has been instrumental in establishing the Reading Recovery 
Program, a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, construction of new 
libraries, Georgia's Choice, raising teacher salaries, magnate and 
alternative schools, and an improved District Technology Plan.
  Mr. Sims has exemplified the behavior of a dedicated teacher and 
administrator during a time when not enough recognition is given to 
those who educate children. He has stayed the course when so many are 
leaving our schools for better paying jobs in the private sector.
  So, on the occasion of his retirement, I would like to thank Mr. Sims 
for his service to countless young people. In fact, if you were to 
gather together all of the young people whose lives have been touched 
by this man, you could not fit them all in the Capitol.
  Mr. Sims, I wish you a happy retirement and thank you for your 
service to your nation and to the children and community of Muscogee 
County.

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