[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 137 (Wednesday, November 12, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1542]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING PENNY MOORE AS THE HURLBURT AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION CHAPTER 
             398 MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR 2014

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 12, 2014

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize 
Ms. Penny Moore as the Hurlburt Air Force Association Chapter 398 
Middle School Teacher of the Year for 2014. Ms. Moore was among three 
educators selected throughout Northwest Florida for her inspiring 
efforts to bolster her students' interest in science, technology, 
engineering and math (STEM) education, and I am pleased to honor her 
outstanding achievements.
   The never-ending yearning to help others is the foundation on which 
Ms. Moore has built her success as an educator. Prior to moving to 
Northwest Florida, Ms. Moore worked as a special needs teacher 
inspiring students at Churchill Academy in Montgomery, Alabama. She has 
since spent the last decade of her professional career teaching at 
Avalon Middle School in Milton, Florida. Her willingness and constant 
ability to adapt to the ever-changing needs of her students is a 
challenge that Ms. Moore embraces and is furthermore evidence of her 
passion to mold and enlighten the minds of our Nation's youth.
   While she holds high expectations for her students and works 
diligently with them to master theory and practice, she also inspires 
and motivates her students to rise to the occasion and put theory into 
practice. Under her leadership and guidance as the school's science, 
technology, engineering, activity and math (STEAM) team, nearly 100 
students from all grade levels have competed in boosting engineering, 
science, and technology (BEST) robotics competitions and the Science 
Olympiad and have represented Northwest Florida at state and national 
competitions. Furthermore, Ms. Moore recognizes the importance for her 
students to experience science and technology outside of the classroom 
and affords them the unique opportunity to visit the Flight Adventure 
Deck and the National Naval Aviation Museum aboard Naval Air Station 
Pensacola, where students complete preparatory lessons and apply their 
knowledge of what they have learned through hands-on activities at the 
Adventure Deck.
   Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate Ms. Moore on this well-
earned achievement of Hurlburt Air Force Association Chapter 398 Middle 
School Teacher of the Year for 2014 and thank her for her commitment to 
service and dedication to the Northwest Florida community. My wife 
Vicki joins me in wishing Ms. Moore all the best for continued success.

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