[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4418]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO KAREN NEADS

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I am pleased to recognize 
Karen Neads, the DeSoto County Teacher of the Year from Memorial 
Elementary School in Arcadia, FL.
  At Memorial Elementary School, Karen strives to develop a positive 
environment in which she is able to motivate her students. As she 
prefers to teach in a way where she is more behind the scenes than 
upfront, Karen was shocked to receive this important recognition. She 
credits her colleagues and administrators on their work to help teach 
the school's youngest students to her success.
  Karen was named Teacher of the Year in her 25th year of teaching, all 
of which she has taught kindergarten and in DeSoto County. Her favorite 
aspect of teaching is watching her students grow throughout the year. 
She notes they enter her classroom with a blank slate and, by the end 
of the school year, are able to read and write.
  I extend my sincere thanks and gratitude to Karen for her dedication 
to her students, and I look forward to hearing of her continued success 
in the years ahead.

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