[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 207 (Friday, December 15, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      HONORING ROSLAND E. CLINTON

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON-

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 15, 2023

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Rosland E. Clinton.
  Rosland E. Clinton was born on December 31, 1980, to the late Jessie 
and Estella Clinton in Clarksdale, Mississippi. She was welcomed by 
four siblings: Leslie Clinton-Johnson, Peter T. Clinton, J. Aundre 
Clinton and Alexis Clinton. She grew up on Lewis Street in Marks, 
Mississippi.
  Rosland attended K-8th grade at Westside Junior High School 
(currently Quitman County Middle School). After completing Junior High 
School in 1995, she attended Quitman County High School (currently 
Madison S. Palmer High School). During her time in high school, she 
received notable honors/accolades such as highest scorer on the 
Functional Literacy Exam (FLE), Miss Belle in the Belles & Beaus 
Pageant, Miss Sophomore, Miss Junior, Senior Class President and the 
1st Miss Madison S. Palmer High School. She graduated number 3 in the 
class of 1999. Rosland continued her education at Coahoma Community 
College in Clarksdale, Mississippi. In May of 2003, she graduated with 
an associate of arts degree in general business. Mississippi Valley 
State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi, was her next stop. She 
graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in business 
administration in May 2006. After years on an educational sabbactical, 
Rosland enrolled in Kaplan (Purdue) University in 2012 to obtain a 
master's degree in business administration. She completed the program 
with honors in July 2014. Currently, she is preparing to enroll in an 
educational specialist program for spring 2024.
  Rosland has been employed with the Quitman County School District 
since joining the team in October 2001. She has served in multiple 
roles such as an assistant teacher, library aide, reading teacher, 
special education teacher, cheer coach, powerlifting coach and 
assistant principal. Currently, she is the principal at Quitman County 
Elementary School. This is her third year serving as principal. The 
school has obtained and sustained a `B' accountability rating. She 
believes in building capacity in her students and staff.
  Rosland is the mother of two children, De'Marcus Rucker and De'Maya 
Thompson. She has one grandson, Aaron Jackson III. She also has a 
goddaughter, Paris Riley that she loves like her own. She often says 
that her children give her the drive to push harder in spite of the 
turbulence brought on by life.
  Rosland is an active member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. 
She currently serves as second antibasileus in the Zeta Psi Zeta 
Chapter Clarksdale. She stands on the sorority's founding principles: 
scholarship, service, sisterly love and finer womanhood. She is a board 
member for Reclaimed (The Village) in Marks, Mississippi. She is also a 
member of Silent Grove MB Church in Marks under the leadership of Rev. 
Ezra Towner, Jr. She serves on additional panels that work toward 
improving humanity and the community.
  Life has issued Rosland many trials and tribulations such as losing 
her dad at a young age, becoming a teen mom, suffering depression/
anxiety, and experiencing rejection. Her entire outlook on life changed 
August 5, 2006, when her mother suffered a heart attack and stroke, 
which caused an internal brain aneurysm. She began to focus on putting 
things in order by priority and doing things that made her happy. She 
tries to find the positive in every situation. If people were asked to 
describe her with three words, they would probably say that she is 
analytical, supportive, and compassionate. Her motto is: ``If God is in 
it, the devil can't do you any harm''.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing principal 
Rosland E. Clinton for her dedication in serving her school and 
community.

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