[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 83 (Friday, May 30, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H5056]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING REBECCA MARTIN

  (Mr. BARROW of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARROW of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Rebecca 
Martin, the principal of Screven County Elementary School, who is 
retiring after more than 30 years as an educator.
  Educators are the unsung heros in the fight for a better life for all 
of us. Ms. Martin started her teaching career in 1981 and then went on 
to teach 18 years in the Screven County School System. Since becoming a 
principal in 1999, she has overseen a school system that has taught 
thousands of students who have received too many awards to be mentioned 
here, all as a direct result of her leadership and dedication to our 
children.
  While I know the students and teachers of Screven County Elementary 
School will miss Ms. Martin's spirit and dedication and she will miss 
seeing them as much as she is used to, she can be sure that her 
teaching and leadership have had a profound impact upon her students 
and her fellow teachers wherever they go.
  I congratulate Ms. Martin on her retirement. I wish her; her husband, 
Dr. Charles Martin; their two children; and their six grandchildren all 
the good things to come in the next step of their journey together.

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