[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 63 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E900-E901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PAYING TRIBUTE TO CANDY SCHNEIDER

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 19, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Candy Schneider who is 
retiring after 33 years of service in the Clark County School District.
  Candy ha been a teacher of art, humanities and she is academically 
talented at the junior high school level as well as a Visual Arts 
Administrative Specialist with grades K-12 for over three decades. She 
has also served as the district liaison and coordinated the 
Congressional Art Contest for the past three years. During her career 
as an educator, Candy has also served as the Assistant Director of the 
School-Community Partnership Program, as Nevada Arts Council 
Chairwoman, as the chair of the Arts in Education Committee and on the 
Executive Committee. Among Candy's many achievements, she has

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been honored with the Nevada Educator of the Year Award, the Excellence 
in Education Award and a National Gallery of Art State Scholarship. 
Candy is also a member of the Arts Council of Henderson and an honorary 
member of the Henderson Art Association.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Candy Schneider for her years of 
dedicated service to the students in the Clark County School District. 
Her passion is truly arts education and she has surely enriched 
countless lives with her tutelage. I wish her the best in her 
retirement.

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