[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 76 (Thursday, May 10, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO BONNIE BRESNYAN

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I honor Bonnie Bresnyan, the 
Hillsborough County Teacher of the Year from Lewis Elementary School in 
Temple Terrace, FL.
  After receiving the Teacher of the Year award, Bonnie said that those 
who want to make a difference, who want to shape the future, and who 
want the best for children are the people who teach. She knows these 
are the people who work in our schools.
  Bonnie compares her classroom of kindergarten and first grade 
students to a beehive. She states that all the bees--her students--can 
and are expected to contribute in some way in making the class a 
success.
  Bonnie has also done extensive training for other teachers within the 
district. According to her, we retain 95 percent of what we learn when 
we teach it to someone else. From her students to her colleagues, they 
all can attest that she has a simple message for them: Be the best you 
can be.
  Bonnie has been a teacher for 31 years, with 20 of those years in 
Hillsborough County.
  She currently serves Lewis Elementary School as a student education 
specialist. Some of her accomplishments include National Board 
Certification, 2006-2007 Ida S. Baker Distinguished Educator of the 
Year finalist, and 2002-2003 Teacher of the Year--Shaw Elementary/
District Finalist. She also trains for the district, mentors new 
teachers at the University of South Florida, and teaches Sunday School.
  I would like to extend my best wishes to Bonnie for her hard and look 
forward to hearing of her continued success in the years to 
come.

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