[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 184 (Friday, December 2, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING MS. SHARON UPSHAW FOR HER COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 2, 2011

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. 
Sharon Upshaw. Ms. Upshaw is the parent of four and grandparent of two. 
She has worked as a Vista volunteer, foster grandparent coordinator, 
and Vice President of the Parent-Teacher Organization in the Quitman 
County School District.
  Ms. Upshaw has devoted much of her life to community service and 
youth engagement. She is currently working with the Carl Brown Learning 
Center of the Quitman County Development Organization as the Parent 
Advocacy Coordinator which ensures that parents and students, alike 
receive the necessary support and resources for education.
  She has been instrumental in obtaining after-school assistance for 
students suffering from learning and behavioral concerns and has worked 
to form coalitions between parents and school personnel to increase 
parental involvement in student academic welfare. She has also worked 
to improve the communication hurdles between both the school officials 
and parents.
  Mr. Speaker, Ms. Upshaw is not only a parent and grandparent but she 
represents a tower of strength and is advocate of education in her 
community. So Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask that you and my 
colleagues join me in recognizing Ms. Sharon Upshaw of Quitman County, 
Mississippi for her unwavering commitment to academia and her 
dedication to improving the lives of children in the Mississippi Delta.

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