[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E767]
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         RECOGNIZING BROOKWOOD ELEMENTARY'S NANCY BONNEAU WORTH

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                            HON. KEVIN YODER

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 20, 2015

  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the career of one 
of the most dedicated teachers of the Third Congressional District in 
Kansas.
  Nancy Bonneau Worth is shutting the doors to her Brookwood Elementary 
classroom for summer break for the last time next week.
  She's ending a thirty year career as an educator, twenty of them at 
Brookwood.
  It began at Norman Rockwell Elementary School in her home state of 
Nebraska.
  She then moved to Great Bend, Kansas, where she worked for a short 
period at Barton County Community College before transitioning to a 
special education teacher in the Great Bend School District.
  Her Masters in Speech Pathology brought her to the Third District to 
teach at the Kansas School for the Deaf before moving on to Nall Hills 
Elementary, and eventually Brookwood.
  In fact, she integrated sign language into her teaching even after 
she left KSD by teaching her students to sign the Pledge of Allegiance 
every morning before school.
  Hundreds of successful children, teenagers, and young adults 
throughout Kansas have called Mrs. Worth their teacher over the years--
and are better people because of it.
  Congratulations on your retirement, Mrs. Worth and thank you for 
everything you have done for Kansans.
  Your impact on our district and state is immeasurable.

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