[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 77 (Friday, May 11, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E631-E632]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING SUSAN EAKLE

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 11, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Susan 
Eakle and her commitment to public school education. Ms. Eakle is 
retiring after 42 years of service in public education at Pope Valley 
Union Elementary School in Pope Valley, California.
  Ms. Eakle was born in San Francisco, California and grew up in Mill 
Valley and St. Helena, California. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in 
Spanish and a multiple-subject teaching credential with a 
specialization in bilingual education at the University of California, 
Davis. She also received a Master of Arts in Educational Administration 
and an administration services credential from Sonoma State University. 
After graduating from college she lived in Yountville, California until 
she moved to Pope Valley in 1983.
  At Pope Valley Union Elementary School, Ms. Eakle has taught 
combinations of kindergarten and first and second grades and has been 
the Principal and Superintendent. She currently teaches transitional 
kindergarten and first and second grades. Ms. Eakle is a natural 
educator who encourages her students to continue learning after they 
leave her classroom and inspires them with her love of reading and 
appreciation for knowledge. She is also active in the Pope Valley 
Scholarship Fund and has been a member of the California Teachers 
Association and National Education Association.
  In addition to her work in education, Ms. Eakle is active in our 
community in other

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ways. She was a Board Member of the Northern California Coastal Region 
of the American Red Cross and served on their Disaster Action Team. She 
has been a project leader in 4-H and a volunteer for liturgies at St. 
Helena Catholic Church. .
  Mr. Speaker, Ms. Eakle is a passionate educator who is dearly loved 
by her students, her colleagues and our community. It is therefore 
fitting and proper that we honor Susan Eakle here today.

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