[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 191 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8826]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING DR. BRIAN TROOP

  (Mr. SMUCKER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Brian 
Troop of Ephrata Area School District in Pennsylvania's 11th 
Congressional District for being selected as the 2023 Pennsylvania 
Superintendent of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association of School 
Administrators.
  With over 500 districts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dr. 
Troop's selection speaks to the excellence he brings to Ephrata Area 
School District.
  Dr. Troop was described as an exemplary, forward-thinking leader by 
PASA Executive Director Dr. Sherri Smith. I would certainly agree with 
those words.
  I have had the pleasure of visiting the school district as a Member 
of Congress, and I was able to see firsthand the work that they are 
doing to prepare students in STEM technologies as fifth-grade students 
were participating in a computer coding project. It was encouraging to 
see the district offer such an outstanding opportunity to their 
students.
  I thank Dr. Troop for all of his work to provide an excellent 
education to students in the Ephrata Area School District. I 
congratulate him on being named the 2023 Pennsylvania Superintendent of 
the Year.

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