[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 144 (Thursday, September 7, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO VONDA MORRIS

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I recognize Vonda Morris, the 
Volusia County Teacher of the Year from Spruce Creek High School in 
Port Orange, FL.
  Vonda knew she wanted to be a teacher since she was a child when she 
would line up her dolls to teach them math. While her dolls could not 
flee her lessons, Vonda realized she had to develop math curriculum 
that would make her students want to learn. Today, Vonda's math lessons 
use dance and song to help her students absorb the material.
  Vonda wants learning to be fun and meaningful. She knows each day is 
not easy for her students, so she works to not only teach them, but to 
also be someone they can talk to.
  Vonda is a probability and statistics/AP statistics teacher at Spruce 
Creek High School. She has taught for more than 20 years at the middle, 
high, and college levels. Vonda earned her bachelor's degree from the 
University of South Carolina and her master's from Concordia University 
and Stetson University.
  I extend my deepest gratitude and best wishes to Vonda for her 
commitment to her students. I look forward to hearing about her 
continued good work in the years to come.

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