[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 130 (Monday, October 11, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1877]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING GLORIA VOUTOS, TEXAS 2005 ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 7, 2004

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I join my fellow Lone Star State 
colleagues in congratulating Gloria Voutos of the Richardson 
Independent School District's (RISD) Spring Valley Elementary School. I 
am proud to represent Spring Valley Elementary School in the 32nd 
Congressional District of Texas.
  Gloria Voutos was just recently named the Texas Elementary Teacher of 
the Year for 2005 by the Texas Education Agency. This award is a high 
distinction for Gloria, as more than 228,000 teachers in Texas are 
eligible to be chosen for this honor.
  Gloria is a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and after serving 
her country in uniform, she decided to further serve her local 
community by becoming a teacher. She completed her teacher preparation 
program at Southern Methodist University that I am also proud to 
represent. She has pursued a career of being a bilingual instructional 
specialist, and constantly wins high praise from her colleagues and 
students.
  This is the second consecutive year that the RISD has produced a 
teacher that has been named a finalist for this year, and I am very 
delighted that this year Richardson was able to be the home for the 
winner. I wish Gloria all the best for her continued teaching 
excellence with the children of the Richardson ISD.

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