[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 159 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H8896]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING KAY YORK, 2018 ARKANSAS PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR

  (Mr. WESTERMAN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an educator 
from the Fourth Congressional District of Arkansas who has dedicated 
her life to teaching the next generation. Kay York, principal of 
Ashdown High School, was named the 2018 Arkansas Principal of the Year, 
and it is an honor that is well earned.
  Ms. York began her career as a kindergarten teacher and then 
librarian before going to Ashdown Elementary in 1989 as a school 
counselor. During a meeting this week, she explained how she has worked 
to introduce more career and technical education.
  Partnering with a local community college, students receive 
instruction in trade skills and concurrent college credit in order to 
be college- and career-ready when leaving the halls of high school. It 
is this innovation in the local school that is helping Ashdown students 
prepare for a growing economy.
  Mr. Speaker, Kay York is a leader in education, and I am grateful for 
the work she is doing in the Fourth Congressional District.

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