[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E786]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





              HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF CYNTHIA M. GRINDY

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                         HON. RICHARD M. NOLAN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2018

  Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. Cynthia Grindy 
of Duluth, Minnesota, an award-winning mentor, counselor and master 
educator, as she prepares to retire at the end of this academic year 
from Duluth Public Schools after more than three decades of dedicated 
service.
  As a former teacher, I fully appreciate the tireless work educators 
like Mrs. Grindy perform in schools across the Nation every day. A 
great teacher can inspire children to do things they never thought 
possible.
  Mrs. Grindy began her career at Murray Middle School in St. Paul 
after graduating from the University of Minnesota. There, she taught 
mathematics to middle school students and went on to earn a master's 
degree in education, also from the University of Minnesota. Moving to 
Duluth with her husband, Steven, she joined the teaching staff of 
Woodland Middle School in 1986, then East High School in 1992, and made 
such a difference in the lives of so many.
  Mrs. Grindy's exceptional teaching gained statewide recognition in 
2006 when she was a core member of the Duluth East staff that won then 
Senator and now Governor Mark Dayton's Award for Excellence in 
Education. Just a year earlier, she had been named Minnesota's American 
Star in Teaching by the U.S. Department of Education.
  During her tenure, Mrs. Grindy advised student-led service and spirit 
organizations, including the Key Club and the Association. She taught 
Honors Chemistry, Introductory Chemistry, and Physics. In fact, 
countless Duluth East alumni have remarked that they had Mrs. Grindy to 
thank for making their college chemistry courses a relative breeze. It 
is telling that although she expected a great deal of her students, she 
was--and continues to be--beloved by them.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in Congress to join me in 
recognizing Cynthia Grindy for her years of service on behalf of the 
students she inspired and the community she anchored. Her passion for 
teaching has inspired her students to strive for the best and never 
stop learning.

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