[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 29 (Thursday, February 15, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E356]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               PAYING TRIBUTE TO AMBER CORNELIUS DRABANT

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 14, 2007

  Mr. PORTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mrs. Amber Cornelius 
Drabant for her long and distinguished service to the Clark County 
School District.
  Amber was educated in the Clark County School District where she 
attended Twin Lakes Elementary School, R.O. Gibson Junior High School 
and graduated from Western High School. In 1976, Mrs. Drabant returned 
to Western High School to teach courses in Biology, Botany, Welding, 
and Environmental Horticulture. In 1993 Mrs. Drabant began teaching 
Environmental Horticulture at the Area Technical Trade Center. During 
her tenure at the Trade Center, Amber sought to provide her students 
with the opportunities to participate in various internships where they 
gain real-world experiences which prepare them for positions in the 
horticulture industry and postsecondary school education.
  Amber has received both state and local recognition for her many 
years as a skilled educator. In 1979, she was named as Nevada's 
Vocational Teacher of the Year and in 1993-94 and 1995-96 Mrs. Drabant 
was honored as the Kiwanis Teacher of the Year. Finally, as a direct 
result of Amber's efforts, Area Technical Trade Center and Moapa Valley 
High School received a $37,000 grant to establish a hydroponics 
program.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor Mrs. Amber Cornelius Drabant. Her 
many years of dedicated service to the Clark County School District are 
to be commended and I wish her the best of luck in her retirement.

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