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




                        TRIBUTE TO AMANDA McGHEE

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I honor Amanda McGhee, the 
Calhoun County Teacher of the Year from Blountstown High School in 
Blountstown, FL.
  As a teenager, Amanda felt that high school was a place with caring 
teachers who took the time to teach the content while maintaining 
discipline and, at the same time, asking about your sick brother or 
sister at home. She thought these teachers seemed to know everything 
about their students and admired their notion to care for students.
  She is inspired every day to bring this same feeling of 
connectedness, hope, and a passion for learning to her students. She 
seeks to pass along what was given to her and seeks to validate, teach, 
and inspire the next generation.
  Amanda's colleagues say she teaches her students the foundational 
skills and then acts as a facilitator that nurtures their ideas to 
create video game apps, build robots, create videos, use 3D printers, 
and fly drones to record video. She also teaches her students 
strategies for critical thinking and involves them in project-based 
learning that allows them to apply their mathematical skills.
  Amanda has been a teacher at Blountstown High School for more than 10 
years. Currently, she teaches advanced placement science, along with 
experimental science, digital media, and aerospace technologies in 
conjunction with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
  I would like to thank Amanda for her hard work to provide students 
with a successful learning environment. I extend my best wishes to her 
and look forward to hearing of her continued success in the coming 
years.

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