[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E503]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


RECOGNIZING SANDY PALMER AS THE HURLBURT AFA CHAPTER 398 TEACHER OF THE 
                                  YEAR

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 25, 2010

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Sandy 
Palmer upon receiving the Hurlburt Air Force Association Chapter 398's 
Overall Teacher of the Year Award for 2010. Ms. Palmer has been a 
dedicated educator for 27 years, and I am proud to recognize her 
achievement.
  Currently teaching third grade at Shalimar Elementary School in 
Okaloosa County, Florida, Sandy has taught at every grade level and in 
a variety of subjects over the course of her illustrious career. She is 
known for her enthusiasm for and commitment to incorporating space and 
aviation into her daily classroom instruction. After attending Space 
Camp for Teachers in 2001, Sandy changed her way of thinking to 
integrate these ideas into math and science curricula. She uses paper 
airplane construction to introduce concepts such as distance, angles, 
and measurements. Sandy also thinks outside the box to keep her 
students involved, including an annual play that involves launching the 
International Space Station. The performance provides parents with the 
unique opportunity to learn what their children are doing in the 
classroom with Ms. Palmer's innovative teaching methods. For her 
outstanding efforts, Sandy is this year's AFA Hurlburt Chapter nominee 
to the Florida State/Regional Teacher of the Year Competition.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am humbled 
to recognize Sandy Palmer as the Hurlburt AFA Chapter 398 Overall 
Teacher of the Year. For 27 years, she has inspired her students and 
her colleagues, and she is highly deserving of this honor. Vicki and I 
wish Sandy and her family all the best for the future.

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