[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 JOY PRESCOTT

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I recognize Joy Prescott, the 
Glades County Teacher of the Year from Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School 
in Okeechobee, FL.
  Joy employs a simple teaching philosophy that creates a fun learning 
environment that is welcoming and, most importantly, safe. In her 
classroom, her students know it is okay to make mistakes.
  Joy indeed has a record of excellence as demonstrated in 2005 when 
her students made the most writing gains in Florida and in 2006 when 
she was named New Endeavor High School's Teacher of the Year.
  Joy is a lifelong resident of Okeechobee County and spent the first 
13 years of her teaching career giving back to the students in her 
hometown. She has been with Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School for the 
past 4 years, where she and her colleagues work to help preserve the 
Seminole Tribe of Florida's cultures and traditions. She currently 
teaches fourth-grade math.
  I offer my best wishes to Joy and I look forward to learning of her 
continued success in the years ahead.

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