[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 53 (Thursday, March 24, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E290]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IN HONOR OF KRISTI SHREVE

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                           HON. JACKIE SPEIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 24, 2022

  Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Kristi Shreve 
who is receiving the 2020 Hillsborough Schools' Community Care Award. 
Every year, the Associated Parents' Group of Hillsborough selects a 
non-resident employee who has made sustained, significant and lasting 
contributions that have touched the lives of our children and benefited 
the community as a whole.
  Mrs. Shreve is an outstanding educator who has dedicated her life to 
teaching and uplifting the next generation. She began teaching in 
Hillsborough 24 years ago as a teacher at South Preschool. She became a 
student-teacher at South School and was hired by Hillsborough School 
District in 2002 as a 2nd-grade teacher at South. A year later, she 
transferred to West School where she has been a 1st through 3rd-grade 
teacher ever since. Mrs. Shreve is a member of the Leadership Team at 
West, a Data Advisor, a New Teacher Mentor, a Teacher in Charge, a 
Technology Mentor, an HTA Site Representative, HTA Negotiator, and HTA 
President, among the many leadership roles she is holding. Her work 
ethic and compassion have earned her the respect and adoration of her 
colleagues, students and their parents.
  An essential quality of an outstanding teacher is the ability to meet 
students where they are. Mrs. Shreve gets to know each student and his 
or her unique needs. She becomes a true advocate and will always go the 
extra mile. With parents, she forms partnerships that are characterized 
by flawless communication, strong and trusting relationships, and joint 
advocacy for the students. These relationships live on beyond their 
time at the school.
  Mrs. Shreve led the first Tyler Yamagishi Walk-a-Thon at West School 
raising money for the Tyler Yamagishi Scholarship Fund and the Riekes 
Center in Menlo Park. Tyler Yamagishi was a West student who succumbed 
to osteosarcoma at the young age of 14. The Riekes Center is a non-
profit community space that offers character-building programs in art, 
music, nature awareness, sports training, and other life skill areas. 
Mrs. Shreve also worked with the Hillsborough Beautification Committee 
and the West Parent Group on the memorial tree project in Tyler's 
memory. Another project that showcased her inexhaustible empathy was 
the ``Love Notes for Montecito.'' All students at West made valentines 
for students and staff at Montecito Union Elementary School in Santa 
Barbara County after devastating fires and mud slides in 2018.
  When not at school, Mrs. Shreve loves to spend time with her husband, 
John, their own children, Alyssa and Brendan, and their two cats, Snowy 
and Cookies. They reside in Daly City.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in commending Kristi 
Shreve for being an exemplary teacher, one of the most influential and 
noble vocations in shaping our common future. She is a role model and 
an inspiration to us all.

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