[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 74 (Tuesday, May 6, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E830]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING MRS. DEBORAH ANN HARRIS

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                       HON. JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2008

  Mr. CULBERSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mrs. Deborah Ann 
Harris, a teacher at St. Francis Episcopal Day School in Houston, 
Texas, for receiving a 2008 Presidential Award for Excellence in 
Mathematics and Science Teaching.
  Under a bill Congress passed in 1983, the President selects up to 108 
teachers every year to recognize for their exemplary contributions. 
This Presidential Award is the highest honor a kindergarten through 
12th grade math or science teacher can receive for outstanding teaching 
in the United States.
  Anne Chisholm, middle school principal at St. Francis Episcopal Day 
School, says of Mrs. Harris, ``Debbie has a true passion for life and 
teaching science, the world is her classroom. Debbie sees the goodness 
in people, and she believes that all children can be great and she 
exhibits this through her teaching.''
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in tribute to Mrs. 
Deborah Ann Harris for inspiring the students at St. Francis Episcopal 
Day School, and to congratulate her for earning this prestigious award.

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