[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 25, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO WAYNE HAVER

 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize and 
congratulate Mr. Wayne Haver, principal of Southside High School in 
Fort Smith, AR. Mr. Haver will retire at the end of this school year 
after 48 years of service to Fort Smith Public Schools.
  Having started as a teacher at Southside in 1970, Mr. Haver has had a 
long, distinguished career as an educator and administrator. He became 
an assistant principal at the school in 1974 and, in 1982 was named 
principal and has served in that role ever since.
  Enrollment at Southside now stands at over 1,500 students, and the 
community has witnessed how much the school has changed and grown under 
Mr. Haver's guidance. Thousands of students have graduated from the 
school during his tenure.
  As principal for more than 35 years, some of those graduates have 
returned as teachers and now work alongside an educator who served as a 
mentor both while they were students and now as instructors. Southside 
has also been recognized three times as a School of Excellence by the 
U.S. Department of Education, a testament to Mr. Haver's leadership.
  In 2013, Mr. Haver was named Administrator of the Year by the 
National Association of Education Office Professionals. At the time, he 
was only the second Arkansas educator to have received the award.
  Upon his retirement, Principal Haver will be leaving an incredible 
legacy of education and service to his community. He is only the second 
principal Southside High School has ever had in its 55-year history. He 
has spent his career devoted to education, seldom missing a day of 
work. He is admired by his staff, who say he is an incredible man to 
work for and will be greatly missed.
  His musical ability has been cherished by students and faculty alike 
and will be remembered fondly after he retires. He learned to play the 
school's fight song on his harmonica, and his performances became a 
fixture at pep rallies and other school events.
  I congratulate Wayne Haver on a remarkable career and admire his 
dedication to the students and families of Fort Smith and Southside 
High School. As a native of Fort Smith, I am incredibly proud of 
everything he has accomplished. His dedication and professionalism have 
certainly helped to make the community a better place to live. I wish 
him all the best in retirement and thank him for his countless 
contributions to Southside High School.

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