[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 140 (Thursday, August 6, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S5266]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO TARA WARD

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I am pleased to recognize Tara 
Ward, the Franklin County Teacher of the Year from Apalachicola Bay 
Charter School in Apalachicola, FL.
  Tara is the first teacher from Apalachicola Bay Charter School to be 
named Franklin County's Teacher of the Year. Tara began teaching in 
2004 and spent a year of team-teaching fourth and fifth grade language 
arts and history. For the past 14 years, she has taught sixth grade 
world history and eighth grade language arts.
  Originally from Michigan, she had only planned to stay in Florida for 
2 years to get teaching experience. Tara earned a bachelor's degree in 
education from Grove City College and briefly taught in Pennsylvania 
and Michigan. She and her husband Kevin and their three daughters 
reside in Apalachicola.
  I extend my deepest gratitude to Tara for her years of dedication. I 
look forward to hearing of her continued good work in the years to 
come.

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