[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DAPHNE HAYES

 Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today I recognize Daphne Hayes, 
the Hardee County Teacher of the Year at Hardee Senior High School in 
Wauchula, FL.
  Daphne believes in her students and teaches them to believe in 
themselves. She encourages them to apply to multiple colleges and 
universities to broaden their options after they graduate from high 
school. She takes pride in knowing one of her students last year 
received acceptance letters from more than two dozen schools and 
received several scholarships.
  Daphne is a science and Advancement Via Individual Determination--
AVID--teacher and has taught in Hardee County for 8 years. She sponsors 
the AVID program, which helps students identify and focus on their 
goals, improves their academic performance, and establishes a plan for 
their future. Daphne also dedicates her spare time to serving youth at 
the First Baptist Church of Bowling Green.
  I extend my best wishes and gratitude for Daphne for her dedication 
to her students and her community. I look forward to learning of her 
continued success in coming years.

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