[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E410]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING LORI RICHERT'S SERVICE TO THE CHILDREN OF MICHIGAN

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 9, 2023

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lori Richert, a 
native of Ypsilanti, Michigan who has been named Michigan Department of 
Education's 2023-2024 Regional Teacher of the Year. Her hard work and 
dedication to the 2nd and 3rd graders at Childs Elementary are worthy 
of commendation.
  Lori grew up in the Ypsilanti area before graduating from Lincoln 
High School in 1994. A true homebody, Lori attended our great Eastern 
Michigan University and did her student teaching in Saline, right down 
the road. She began her teaching career in the same place that she 
spent her time as a student, in the Lincoln Consolidated School 
District in 2001. She has been teaching at Childs Elementary since 
2011.
  Over the last 22 years, Lori has made quite an impact on the children 
in her classroom. Her knowledge of the curriculum as well as her 
understanding of the challenges an 8-year-old may face makes her an 
exceptional teacher. Particularly with the struggles of learning in a 
pandemic and post-pandemic world, her investment in her students gives 
her the ability to help them not only academically, but socially and 
emotionally as well. According to her principal, ``It's not uncommon 
for children to make great strides behaviorally in her classroom.'' 
Lori is also well involved in student leadership within the building, 
as well as after-school events.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in honoring Lori 
Richert, an incredible mentor for our youth in Ypsilanti, Michigan. As 
one of ten Regional Teacher's of the Year, Lori is in the running to be 
selected as the Michigan Teacher of the Year, a prospect we 
wholeheartedly support. We thank her for her dedication and her service 
to our youth.

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