[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 8, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1404-E1405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO BARBARA TRIEFF

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 8, 2008

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Mrs. Barbara Trieff, 
an English and journalism teacher at Interstate 35 High School in 
Truro, Iowa, on the occasion of her retirement. I also wish to express 
my appreciation for Barbara's dedication and commitment to the youth of 
Iowa.

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  For the past 34 years, Mrs. Trieff has contributed her time and 
talents to improving youths' lives through education and mentoring. She 
grew up on a farm and graduated from Orient Macksburg High School in 
1970 before attending Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. In 1975 she 
started her career in education by teaching junior high English at 
Westwood in Sloan, Iowa. After her first year of teaching, she applied 
for, and obtained a high school English teaching position at Interstate 
35 High School where she remained for the next 32 years. Mrs. Trieff 
certainly left a positive mark at I-35 High School, playing a crucial 
role in many school programs including the development of the Life 
Skills course, Career Planning, Career Day, the job shadowing program, 
and instating a reading program as well as the Advanced Placement 
English literature class.
  Mrs. Trieff has truly made a lasting impact on students, family and 
faculty throughout her illustrious career, and her leadership at I-35 
will certainly be missed by everyone. I consider it an honor to 
represent Mrs. Barbara Trieff in the United States Congress, and I wish 
her and her husband Richard a happy and healthy retirement.

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