[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 50 (Tuesday, April 1, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S2291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO ROBERT DOOLEY

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, since his college graduation from 
Quincy University in 1982, Mr. Robert Dooley has been teaching high 
school and middle school band and vocal music at Clark County R-1 High 
School. Throughout his teaching career, Mr. Dooley has instructed 2,823 
students in band alone at the Clark County R-1 High School. In 
addition, Mr. Dooley has brought together over 150 parents and 
volunteers to bolster the Fine Arts Booster Organization in Clark 
County, which has fundraised, supported, and made possible the fine 
arts department in Clark County.
  Clark County R-1 School has one of the finest music and band programs 
in the State of Missouri. In 2006 Mr. Dooley was named Kiwanis Club 
Teacher of the Year and received the Missouri Association of Rural 
Education Outstanding Rural Secondary Teacher of the Year Award. In 
June 2008, the Marching Indians will be traveling to Hawaii to march in 
the King Kamehameha Parade and will perform at Pearl Harbor aboard the 
USS Missouri. These achievements are due largely to Mr. Robert Dooley's 
commitment to excellence in teaching and inspiring the young musicians 
in Clark County.
  Having a strong school system is a strong asset for any community. 
Mr. Dooley's talents and achievements in teaching at Clark County R-1 
School have added great value to the Clark County R-1 School district 
and the lives of the children and families in that community. 

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