[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 108 (Wednesday, September 6, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO PHOEBE STROBEL

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                           HON. PHIL ENGLISH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 2006

  Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Phoebe Strobel as an example of excellence for community service and to 
congratulate her on her retirement. Having contributed great services 
to her community in both Millcreek and Warren County, it is my hope 
that she will continue to share her talents and prosper in the years to 
come.
  Strobel is a graduate of Lock Haven University and Edinboro 
University, where she earned a masters degree in elementary education. 
She has taught at both Asbury Elementary School in Millcreek and 
Pittsfield Elementary School in Warren. She has just retired in June 
2006 after teaching third grade for thirty-six years at Asbury School, 
for which she received a citation from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
House of Representatives sponsored by Representative Matthew Good and 
John Evans in congratulations. Her talents have distinguished her from 
among other teachers. This enabled her to receive the Pennsylvania 
Parent-Teacher Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.
  Throughout her career as a teacher, Strobel represented education's 
finest by serving in various associations and committees. She is 
dedicated to the Northwestern Region Pennsylvania Education Association 
(PSEA). Serving on the PACE team for 10 years, she has been the PACE 
Director for Northwestern Pennsylvania since 2002, the PSEA Legislative 
Committee Co-chair from 1998 to 2002, and a state delegate to the PSEA 
House of Delegates thirty-six times and eight times as a national 
delegate to the National Education Association Representative Assembly. 
Beside her state and national participation, she was also active within 
community boards, serving the Millcreek Education Association as 
Secretary and Executive Board member from 1996 to 2002 and as Asbury's 
Building Representative from 1986 to 2002. She was also a member of the 
Warren County Education Association Executive Board from 1980 to 1986.
  Strobel represents the devotion of an individual to her community and 
to education. Her example demonstrates the importance of education and 
involvement that affects the lives of parents and students. For her 
accomplishments, she deserves congratulations.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleagues will join me at this time in 
recognizing the service of Phoebe Strobel and in congratulating her on 
her retirement with wishes of continued success in all her endeavors.

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