[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 130 (Friday, August 1, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1643]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DANIEL HOLSTE

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 31, 2008

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the retirement of Mr. 
Daniel Holste, a science teacher at Humboldt High School in Humboldt, 
Iowa, and to express my appreciation for his dedication and commitment 
to the youth of Iowa.
  For the last 39 years, Mr. Holste has contributed his time to 
educating and enriching the lives of youths. After graduating from 
Wartburg College, Mr. Holste began teaching in Alta, Iowa, for 2 years 
and took a year off for graduate studies at Fisk University. He 
returned to teaching for 3 years in Eddyville, Iowa, until he took a 
teaching position at Humboldt High School, where he remained for 34 
years until his recent retirement. In the classroom, Mr. Holste has 
taught numerous courses including Chemistry, Advanced/Organic 
Chemistry, Physics, Geology/Astronomy, Hydrology and several math 
courses. Mr. Holste has also sponsored the Junior Engineering Technical 
Society Tests of Engineering Aptitude in Math and Science (JETS-TEAM), 
Science Bowl, Knowledge Master Open and the Physics Olympics. In 1990, 
his team earned the Iowa Physics Olympics Team Grand Championship, and 
his JETS-TEAM has placed as high as second nationally.
  Mr. Holste has also received a number of awards in recent years. In 
2006, he was honored with the Outstanding Youth Leadership Award. In 
2007 he received the Fort Dodge District Air Force Association Teacher 
of the Year Award. This year he also earned the ISEA UniServ Unit 10 
``Distinguished Service to the Association'' Award.
  Mr. Holste's leadership will be missed, but he leaves a lasting 
impact on the Humboldt community and everyone he has been involved 
with. I consider it an honor to represent Mr. Daniel Holste in the 
United States Congress, and I wish him and his wife, Jean, a long, 
happy and healthy retirement as they both continue to serve the 
community through different projects.

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