[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 76 (Thursday, June 9, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S6296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF PAUL SINDERS

 Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I rise today to inform my colleagues 
of the retirement of a fixture of Clay city schools for the past 41 
years and faithful friend, Mr. Paul Sinders.
  Paul Sinders began his career as an educator in the fall of 1964 at 
the Clay City Elementary School. He taught fifth grade and moved to 
Clay City Jr./Sr. High School the following year. This marked the 
beginning of a remarkable career in which Paul served the Clay 
community school system in countless capacities. He taught science, 
math, and health to the junior high students before moving on to 
instruct health, physical education, and driver education classes in 
the high school. Additionally, he took time to coach the boys freshman 
and junior varsity basketball teams, and represented the school as 
athletic director and guidance director. In 1977, Paul took the reigns 
as principal of Clay City Jr./Sr. High School.
  For the past 28 years Paul has worked extremely long hours overseeing 
the operations of Clay City High School. In 1992, he was selected as 
the Principal of the Year in the IASP District 8. In addition, he 
served as president of the Indiana Association of School Principals of 
District 8 in 1994-1995. Currently, Paul is on the board of directors 
for the Clay County Community Foundation and the Wabash Valley Youth 
for Christ. He is on the advisory board for the Clay City Center for 
Family Medicine and is a Support Committee Member for the Clay City 
Area Youth for Christ. He is a member of the Indiana Association of 
School Principals and Phi Delta Kappa.
  Throughout his illustrious career, Paul has been blessed with the 
consistent support of his wife, Shari, and his children: Annette Ream, 
Chip Sinders, Natalie Wolfe, Bethany Stoelting, and Justin Sinders. I 
join his family, friends, and colleagues now in adding my blessing as 
he embarks on this new chapter in his life.

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