[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 26 (Monday, February 12, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E320]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING DEBORAH MOSS AS WASHINGTON COUNTY, FLORIDA'S TEACHER OF THE 
                                  YEAR

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 12, 2007

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United States 
Congress, it is an honor for me to rise today to recognize Deborah Moss 
as Washington County's Teacher of the Year.
  Deborah Moss joined the Washington County School District 
Administration in 1996, with an education background in speech 
pathology and 17 years of teaching experience in Escambia and Santa 
Rosa Counties of northwest Florida. Mrs. Moss has proudly served the 
Washington County School District for over 10 years, where she 
currently serves as a speech pathologist at Kate M. Smith Elementary 
School in Chipley, Florida.
  As a speech pathologist, Deborah Moss enjoys working with students 
from kindergarten to fourth grade who experience difficulty in the 
classroom due to articulation, language, voice, and stuttering 
disorders. She has been defined as an educator with enthusiasm, 
dedication, and integrity. Her passion for teaching and her love for 
children have positively shaped her students in a way that they are 
able to overcome their challenges and are given the hope and strength 
that is needed to succeed.
  The Teacher of the Year recognition highlights one year of teaching, 
but the proof of greatness lies well beyond the title--it lies in the 
hearts and minds of the students who have been deeply affected. Deborah 
Moss has left her footprints over much of northwest Florida and has 
touched a number of lives. Through her hard work and dedication, the 
impact she has had on her students has proven her to be among the great 
teachers in northwest Florida, and Washington County is honored to have 
her as one of their own.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am proud to 
recognize Deborah Moss on this outstanding achievement and her 
exemplary service in the Washington County School District.

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