[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 30 (Monday, March 4, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING ANN THOMPSON AS THE 2014 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA TEACHER 
                              OF THE YEAR

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 4, 2013

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. 
Ann Thompson as the 2014 Santa Rosa County, Florida Teacher of the 
Year. Ms. Thompson has been an inspiration to her students, her 
colleagues, and her community, and I am honored to recognize her 
success and her many achievements.
  The best teachers are those who not only educate, but those who 
strive every day to actively engage their pupils. Ms. Thompson embodies 
this spirit--she is an educator, a mentor, and a role model to those 
she serves. As a founding parent of West Navarre Intermediate, Ms. 
Thompson has played an integral role with the school for more than 14 
years, the last 7 of which as an educator.
  Throughout her career, Ms. Thompson has served in various capacities. 
Before joining West Navarre Intermediate, Ms. Thompson had a successful 
medical career for 25 years. However, she recognized that her true 
calling was teaching. With the goal of ensuring all children leave 
school reading at least on grade level in mind, Ms. Thompson earned the 
required teaching certification from the University of West Florida. 
Wanting to work in the very school that she helped build, Ms. Thompson 
has seen her dreams come true as a third grade teacher at West Navarre 
Intermediate.
  The perspectives she gained from raising three children and serving 
in the medical field give her a unique experience base to better enrich 
her students education. Ms. Thompson's instructional techniques are 
calculated, research-based, and focused on the needs of the individual 
student by using exhaustive data analysis as well as daily observation. 
In doing this, Ms. Thompson recognizes the reality that each student is 
different, and she tailors her instruction to her pupils resulting in 
enhanced academic achievement.
  Ms. Thompson's greatness extends well beyond her title as Teacher of 
the Year--it lies in the hearts and minds of the students who have been 
deeply affected. and I am proud to recognize the accomplishments that 
place her among the best of Northwest Florida.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate Ms. Ann Thompson as Teacher of 
the Year and thank her for her exemplary service in the Santa Rosa 
County School District. My wife Vicki joins me in congratulating Mrs. 
Thompson, and we wish her all the best for continued success.

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