[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E241]
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                        HONORING VALERIE BERNARD

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 2, 2020

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
resourceful and ambitious woman, Ms. Valerie Bernard. Valerie has shown 
what can be done through hard work, dedication and a desire to serve 
others.
  Ms. Valerie Bernard who is amid her 24th year teaching, is a second-
grade teacher at Dana Road Elementary School in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
  With both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Elementary 
Education from Mississippi College, Bernard began her career teaching 
in the Jackson Public Schools at Powell Middle School. She also taught 
at Sykes Elementary School in Jackson before moving to St. Therese in 
the Diocese of Jackson in 2011. In 2014, she returned to Jackson Public 
Schools, teaching math and social studies at John Hopkins. She later 
moved to fifth grade at John Hopkins before coming to Dana Road 
Elementary in 2018.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ms. 
Valerie Bernard for her passion and dedication and a desire to make a 
difference in the lives of children.

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