[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO TRISHA PUMPHREY

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I recognize Trisha Pumphrey, 
the Jackson County Teacher of the Year from Cottondale Elementary 
School in Cottondale, FL.
  Trisha was awarded Teacher of the Year for her passion to education 
and commitment to making sure her students feel important. She believes 
this helps enhance their educational performance.
  Trisha prides herself on her teaching practices and designs lesson 
plans that make sure her students are learning in a way that is 
suitable to their needs, and was able to bring her class to grade level 
for reading comprehension. She also looks for ways to help students 
that are not in her class by helping other teachers locate resources 
and install new technology to improve the overall culture and 
performance of her school.
  Trisha is a first grade teacher at Cottondale Elementary, where she 
began teaching in 2016. She has been a teacher for 20 years, previously 
teaching at Grand Ridge Elementary School and Kate Smith Elementary 
School. She earned a bachelor of science degree in Early Childhood 
Education from Troy State University.
  I express my sincere thanks and appreciation to Trisha for all of the 
great work she has done for her students and congratulate her for 
winning this award.

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