[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 2, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E191]
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                         HONORING DENISHA GRAY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 2, 2021

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
tenacious and ambitious woman, Ms. Denisha Gray. Denisha has shown what 
can be done through hard work, dedication and a desire to educate 
Warren County youth.
  Denisha, a resident of Vicksburg, Mississippi, earned her bachelor's 
degree in general studies from Alcorn State in 2013. In 2018, she 
earned her master's degree from Louisiana Tech University.
  Denisha Gray, a second-grade teacher at Dana Road Elementary School, 
said it is important that, through her teaching, her students are 
connected to the world around them, and that the lessons they learn 
connect them to that world. Before joining the staff at Dana Road 
Elementary, Gray taught one year at Vicksburg Intermediate School, her 
first with the Vicksburg Warren School District. Prior to that, she 
spent one year as a fourth-grade teacher and four years as a third-
grade teacher at Wright Elementary School in Tallulah.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ms. 
Denisha Gray for her passion and dedication to serving Warren County 
and her desire to make a difference in the community.

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