[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 97 (Tuesday, July 9, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1030]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING MS. QUIN'NITA COBBINS

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 9, 2013

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. 
Quin'Nita Cobbins who is a dedicated worker making changes to the 
Holmes County community.
  Quin'Nita Cobbins is a native of Mississippi and has completed her 
primary and secondary education in the Holmes County School District. 
In 2010, she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor's Degree in 
history from Fisk University and completed a master's degree in history 
at the University of Georgia in 2012.
  Ms. Cobbins has served Holmes County by working with the Community 
Students Learning Center in equipping students with tools needed to 
expand their worldview, enriching their knowledge on academic subjects, 
and encouraging college prep. Working with school age children and 
adults, she used her study abroad experience to construct a class that 
exposed students to the history, culture, and language found in Spain. 
Students learned the history of Spain's expansion and colonization in 
the supposedly ``New World'' and why we have a growing Spanish-speaking 
population. In addition, students, both young and old, learned how to 
form simple conversations in Spanish that will be beneficial to them as 
the U.S. demographics change. Students not only became new 
``bilingual'' speakers but were able to think more globally.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ms. 
Quin'Nita Cobbins for her sincere dedication and determination in 
bringing back knowledge to our community.

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