[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 64 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2318-S2319]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO TAYLOR MASSEY

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I recognize Taylor Massey, the 
Hendry County Teacher of the Year from Eastside Elementary School in 
Clewiston, FL.
  Taylor's teaching philosophy centers around what she describes as not 
settling for mediocrity and fostering great citizenship and leadership 
with her students. Her favorite part about teaching is giving her 
students a voice and watching their minds grow.
  She is the adviser to the county's only National Elementary Honor 
Society chapter and adviser to the STEP club. Taylor is also part of 
the new teacher induction team to welcome new teachers to the district. 
She strives to be a positive role model for her students and loves 
having close connections with her students' parents.
  She is a product of the Hendry County school system, having attended 
Eastside Elementary School, Clewiston Middle School, and Clewiston High 
School. She now teaches alongside some of the teachers who taught her 
in elementary school.
  Taylor is a fourth grade teacher, and this is her fifth year teaching 
in the

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district, having previously taught kindergarten, second grade, and 
sixth grade. She attended Florida Atlantic University while working as 
a resident assistant and volunteered with the YMCA. Taylor graduated 
summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in psychology and received her 
master of education degree from the University of West Florida. She 
plans to become an administrator in the future.
  I extend my best wishes to Taylor and look forward to hearing of her 
continued success in the years ahead.

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