[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 116 (Monday, July 18, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1152]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         RECOGNIZING JIM SPARKS

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                     HON. EARL L. ``BUDDY'' CARTER

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 18, 2016

  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of 
Jim Sparks, a high school teacher in Georgia's First Congressional 
District for 26 years.
  In 1994, while in his late 30s, Mr. Sparks left a corporate position 
in the transportation industry to pursue a career in education.
  At first, when he was hired by the Camden County school system, 
little did he expect that he would spend 26 years teaching and change a 
countless number of students' lives.
  During his tenure, he has mainly taught high school U.S. history, but 
as Mr. Sparks says, his job was not to teach a particular class, it was 
to teach students.
  Since Mr. Sparks has been at Camden County High School it has more 
than quadrupled in the number of students.
  Mr. Sparks used his previous life experiences as a soldier in Vietnam 
and a corporate officer in the transportation industry to bring a 
unique dynamic to the classroom.
  This school year was his last, as Mr. Sparks is retired at the end of 
the year.
  His dedication to develop young minds is something that should 
inspire us all and I am thankful for his service to the youth of the 
First Congressional District of Georgia.

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