[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 81 (Thursday, May 17, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO KEILAN McWHORTER

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I am pleased to recognize 
Keilan McWhorter, the Franklin County Teacher of the Year from Franklin 
County School in Eastpoint, FL.
  Keilan grew up in a small agricultural community in Albany, KY. After 
graduating from Clinton County High School in 1987, he started college 
at Gulf Coast Community College, later transferring to Florida State 
University, graduating in 1992. When at FSU, he completed his teacher 
training requirements while working on his plant physiology research. 
Shortly after, Keilan moved to Rickards High School in Tallahassee and 
completed his student teaching requirements.
  Keilan began his first full-time teaching opportunity teaching 
biology and chemistry at Shanks High School in Quincy. He also served 
as department chair for 3 years and coached baseball for the Shanks 
Tigers.
  Keilan then moved to Panama City and began a job at Rutherford High 
School, teaching higher level biology for the International 
Baccalaureate Program, where he later served as department chair. He 
taught within the IB program for 16 years before coming to the Franklin 
County School, where he has been a valued faculty member for nearly 4 
years.
  I extend my best wishes to Keilan for his dedication to teaching 
students. I look forward to hearing of his continued success in his 
future endeavors.

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