[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E609]
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     HONORING COPPER HILLS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS STRICKEN BY CANCER

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                            HON. BEN McADAMS

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 16, 2019

  Mr. McADAMS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor two courageous 
teachers at a West Jordan, Utah high school and the students and 
faculty members who rallied around them when they were stricken by 
cancer.
  Cancer is an insidious disease that doesn't discriminate. It occurs 
in Utahns of all ages, incomes, professions and ethnic backgrounds. But 
students and faculty at Copper Hills High School in West Jordan have 
shown us how a community stands up to this disease.
  Recently, Megan Butler, a physical education teacher at the school, 
along with 17 other faculty members, students and community members, 
all shaved their heads--as part of a ``Brave to Shave'' event. It was 
part of the school's effort to raise money for children's cancer 
research. But the hair itself went towards making a wig for Megan 
Butler, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. The Copper Hills 
Grizzlies raised more than $4,000.
  Not only was the school dealing with Butler's illness, students also 
lost a beloved English teacher--Michelle Szetela--to the disease. She 
was diagnosed with Stage four adrenal cancer on March 11th and died 
just six days later. Tyler Carson, vice president of the school's 
National Honor society chapter, shaved his head in Szetela's honor.
  All the participants said that events like this empower them in the 
fight against a remorseless opponent. Their hair will grow back and 
someday, the money they contributed to cancer research will help 
produce a cure.
  Thank you to these heroic teachers, Megan Butler and Michelle 
Szetela, for their courage, strength and community leadership.

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