[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 73 (Tuesday, May 10, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E658]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CONGRATULATING JEFF GRANT ON WINNING A GOLDEN APPLE AWARD

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                          HON. PETER J. ROSKAM

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 10, 2016

  Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate Mr. Jeff Grant 
on winning a Golden Apple award.
   Jeff Grant, A.P. biology, anatomy and physiology teacher at Downers 
Grove North High School, was awarded with a 2016 Golden Apple Award for 
Excellence in Teaching. The Golden Apple is awarded to only twelve high 
school teachers in Illinois and is a testament to Jeff's commitment to 
enriching the lives of our nation's students.
   Jeff, a Downers Grove North grad himself, has invested his time and 
energy into connecting students with science, experts from the field, 
and real hands-on research. His classroom is filled with pictures of 
Nobel Prize winners and astronauts, many of which have written to his 
class and sent personal messages to students after Jeff reached out to 
them. Downers Grove North principal Scott Kasik described him saying, 
``He's always searching for ways to connect kids with science, to make 
science real, to get them excited about the wonder of science. Jeff is 
a self-described science geek, but I think he's made being a science 
geek a really cool thing to be.''
   We as a nation benefit greatly from teachers like Jeff, who dedicate 
themselves to the pursuit of academic excellence among our students 
today.
   Mr. Speaker and my distinguished colleagues in the House, please 
join me in congratulating Jeff Grant on receiving a Golden Apple award.

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