[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 33 (Friday, February 18, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E165]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN RECOGNITION OF HOPE CAHILL

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                      HON. TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 18, 2022

  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Ms. Hope Cahill 
of El Dorado Community School in Santa Fe for her incredible commitment 
to New Mexico's children, schools, and community.
  The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Ms. Cahill the 
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching 
(PAEMST). The award program is administered by NSF on behalf of the 
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to recognize the 
invaluable contributions of exceptional K-12 science, technology, 
engineering, mathematics, and computer science teachers. It is the 
highest honor our nation can bestow to a math or science teacher.
  Ms. Cahill, a 25-year resident of New Mexico, serves as an 
inspiration to not only her students but to her entire community with 
her dedication to the next generation of our nation's future leaders. 
She has received numerous other awards including theTeachers Who 
Inspire Award from the Santa Fe Partners in Education Foundation. She 
is also well known for her ability to incorporate writing and 
communication skills into her curriculum and for her work to inspire 
girls to pursue STEM education.
  Describing teaching as a calling, not a profession, Ms. Cahill says 
that she wanted to be a teacher since she was a child and loves the way 
that science has the ability to engage her students. She of course 
incorporates New Mexico's incredible landscapes and geology into her 
lessons to excite students about both the beauty of science and the 
land of enchantment. Selflessly, Ms. Cahill extends credit and thanks 
to her colleagues, administrators, and family and professes that her 
greatest accomplishments are the students that she has ``hooked'' into 
science.
  Ms. Cahill is a shining example of the passion and dedication that 
define our great state, and we are proud that she calls New Mexico 
home. I offer my congratulations to Ms. Miranda and thank her from the 
bottom of my heart for her contributions to the future of New Mexico--
our youth.

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