[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1215]
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 HONORING CLARA CORRIN FOR 29 YEARS OF TEACHING REDLANDS SCHOOLCHILDREN

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                            HON. JERRY LEWIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 11, 2003

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I would like today to pay a 
special tribute to a very special teacher, Clara Corrin, who is 
retiring after 48 years in education--including 3 decades molding 
thousands of fourth graders into knowledgeable and confident youngsters 
at Kimberly Elementary School in my hometown of Redlands.
  Clara Corrin got her start working with children even before she 
finished her own education, starting in 1955 as a nursery school 
teacher in Orange, NJ. She taught at a number of nursery schools and 
eventually became assistant director of the Head Start program in 
Springfield, MA.
  Showing a lifelong dedication to improving her teaching expertise, 
Mrs. Corrin earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1970, 
and went on to get her Masters of Arts in Education in 1976. She has 
continued her training with an administrative credential in 1977 and 
received a Mott Fellowship for studies in Educational Counseling at the 
University of Redlands.
  A generation of fourth graders has now benefited from that expertise 
at Kimberly Elementary. Mrs. Corrin began her career with Redlands 
Unified as a substitute in 1972, and began full time the next year. In 
recent years, many of her former students, who have gone on to become 
doctors, lawyers, teachers and successful business owners, have been 
delighted to find that their own children are also in Mrs. Corrin's 
classroom and capable hands.
  Her dedication led to a nomination for Teacher of the Year for the 
Redlands Unified School District in 1993, and she was appointed Summer 
School principal at Cram School in Redlands. Going beyond the 
classroom, Mrs. Corrin coordinated the district's ``Here's Looking at 
You 2000'' drug abuse prevention program, and has been an active member 
in the Redlands Teachers' Association and the State teachers 
association. She is also active in the Phi Delta Kappa and Pi Lambda 
Theta teachers' sororities.
  Outside of the school, Mrs. Corrin has served as chapter president 
for the California Association of Neurologically Handicapped Children, 
and has been a board member for the Redlands Valley Rehabilitation 
Workshop. She is an active member of The Links, Incorporated and raised 
more than $19,000 for scholarships awarded by the San Bernardino Valley 
Chapter.
  Mr. Speaker, the thousands of students who passed through Clara 
Corrin's door learned well the motto posted there: ``Enter to Learn, 
Exit to Lead.'' Please join me in congratulating this exemplary leader 
of youth for a lifetime of public service, and wish her well in her 
well-deserved retirement.

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