[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 13, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E536]
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                    A TRIBUTE TO JANET BARRIE SMITH

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 13, 2007

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mrs. Janet Barrie 
Smith of Temple City, California. Each year in March, in recognition of 
Women's History Month, we pay special tribute to the contributions made 
by our Nation's women.
  Janet was born in Palo Alto, California, and has been a resident of 
the Temple City community for the past 25 years. She earned her 
bachelor of arts degree in liberal arts from California State 
University San Diego in 1979 and her State of California teaching 
credential in 1980.
  Mrs. Smith is a former elementary school teacher and worked for San 
Marino Unified School District and Monrovia Unified School District. 
Her greatest joy is contributing to the community in which she has 
raised her family. She has served four terms as the Temple City Council 
PTA president and has held virtually every PTA office and chairmanship 
at Longden Elementary School, Oak Avenue Intermediate School, and 
Temple City High School. Currently, she is the vice president of 
hospitality for the Temple City High School PTA. Janet also serves as 
the outreach chairman at First District PTA and the Temple City Council 
PTA representative.
  In 2002, Janet helped develop the Temple City Schools Foundation, a 
fundraising organization dedicated to preserving quality programming 
and creating unique opportunities for students of the Temple City 
Unified School District. Aside from being a founding member and current 
board member, Janet has also served terms as secretary and vice 
president. Last year, Janet was the chair of a committee that raised 
funds for a Temple City High School Senior that was diagnosed with 
cancer. The overwhelming success of the event illustrated Janet's 
ability to bring her community together in support of a common cause.
  Janet is an active supporter of the performing arts. She served on 
the Temple City High School Band Rose Parade Committee and helped raise 
over $100,000 to support the Pride of Temple City's debut in the 2004 
Rose Parade. Most recently, she has chaperoned parades, competitions, 
and coordinated the Temple City High School week-long band camp.
  Janet states her most rewarding experience is being a stay at home 
mother to three sons. Janet is married to Matt Smith, a member of the 
Temple City Unified School District Board of Education. In her very 
limited spare time, she enjoys baking, photography, and being creative 
on the computer.
  Mrs. Smith's devotion to her career and her long-time commitment to 
the prosperity of our community serves as a true inspiration to us all. 
I ask all members of Congress to join me today in honoring an 
extraordinary woman of California's 29th Congressional District, Mrs. 
Janet Barrie Smith.