[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 76 (Thursday, May 10, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2617-S2618]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO LYNSEE DICKS

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I recognize Lynsee Dicks, the 
Suwannee County Teacher of the Year from Branford Elementary School in 
Branford, FL.
  Lynsee's former students say her passion, dedication and 
determination pushed them to the edge and then convinced them to jump 
in. This passion for learning motivates those around her to work hard 
in the classroom. Lynsee's determination has shown students how to 
persevere even when the challenge seemed overwhelming.

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  At the Teacher of the Year awards ceremony, Lynsee felt overwhelmed 
and humbled to hear the firsthand accounts from her students on how she 
inspired them. She thanked God and believes He makes teachers special 
in Heaven, crafting them with hands to serve in an array of capacities 
and to be ready at any moment for anything.
  Lynsee is currently a fifth-grade teacher of writing and social 
studies in Suwannee County. She has been instructing students for the 
past 14 years in grades ranging from second to eighth. At the 
University of Florida, she earned a bachelor's degree in advertising 
and holds a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Florida 
Gulf Coast University. While working as a substitute teacher, she fell 
in love with educating children and became certified through a 
transition-to-teaching program in Florida.
  I express my best wishes to Lynsee for her dedication to her students 
and look forward to hearing of her continued success in the years 
ahead.

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