[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 186 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1479-E1480]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING ALYSHA BUTLER

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 20, 2019

  Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in congratulating Alysha Butler, a social 
studies teacher at McKinley Technology High School in the District of 
Columbia, for being named the 2019 National History Teacher of the Year 
by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. She was honored on 
October 2, 2019, at the Yale Club in New York City.
  Butler is the first teacher in D.C. to be recognized with this award. 
As a social studies teacher, she brings history to life for her 
students and challenges herself to bring them the untold stories of the 
past. As the granddaughter of a World War II veteran and Bahamian 
immigrant, she recognized the absence of stories like her family's in 
public education. She works to bring these voices and stories into the 
classroom each day.
  Butler is known to teach history through art and storytelling, and 
frequently uses the District itself as an educational resource. By 
taking her students on trips around D.C., which

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provides many historic sites, she has earned the title, ``Queen of 
Field Trips.''
  The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History was founded in 1994 
to promote history teaching by providing resources and support to those 
in education and recognize the efforts of leaders in the field. Each 
year, the Institution selects one exemplary American history teacher 
who encourages a passion for history in their students as the National 
History Teacher of the Year, and awards them $10,000. We are proud that 
Butler represents D.C. with this year's award.
  Butler has also received the 2019 Daughters of the American 
Revolution Outstanding Teacher of United States History Award; a 2019 
GrantEd award; and was selected as the 2010 Miramar High School Teacher 
of the Year.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
recognizing Alysha Butler for being named the 2019 National History 
Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History 
and for her dedication and commitment to D.C. students.

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