[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 24 (Monday, February 10, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H1701]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            MIAMI-DADE TEACHER OF THE YEAR MYRNA BETANCOURT

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I am so pleased tonight to rise to 
congratulate a Miami teacher who is going above and beyond for our 
south Florida students.
  Myrna Betancourt, a culinary arts teacher at the South Dade 
Educational Center, is Miami-Dade County's 2015 Teacher of the Year.
  Working out of her kitchen in the Chapman Partnership Homeless Center 
in Homestead, Myrna is giving hundreds--thousands--of often 
disadvantaged, special needs or homeless Miami students a second chance 
at life. A former social worker and public schoolteacher, Myrna has 
always wanted to help those in need. Thanks to her hard work, Myrna's 
chefs are learning to cook gourmet foods, are finding jobs in good 
restaurants, and are receiving scholarships at the finest culinary 
schools in our country. More importantly, Mr. Speaker, Myrna is giving 
them hope and an opportunity to follow their dreams.
  Congratulations, Myrna. South Florida is also very proud of you.

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