[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 51 (Monday, March 25, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S1933]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO LILLY CHAPPELL

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I recognize Lilly Chappell, 
the Bradford County teacher of the year from Southside Elementary 
School in Starke, FL.
 Lilly has enjoyed spreading her passion for learning to others 
throughout her whole life. She has spent 11 years with the Southside 
Parent Teacher Organization, helping to build a playground and sound 
system for students, directing musicals with more than 250 students, 
and making herself available for a variety of other extracurricular 
events throughout the school year.
  Lilly has taught in Bradford County for 20 years, beginning as a 
writing coach. She has served at Southside Elementary School as the 
lead teacher in fourth and fifth grade, the K-5 county gifted 
instructor, 5th grade English language arts, and as a history teacher. 
She attended the University of Florida and University of North Florida, 
studying public relations and elementary 1-6 education. As a result of 
her teaching and mentoring over the years, several of the students she 
previously taught have now become her colleagues.
  I extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to Lilly for her years of 
dedication to her student. I look forward to hearing of her continued 
good work in the coming years.

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