[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8742]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          CONGRATULATING CHRIS MAZZINO AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 6, 2004

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor teacher Chris 
Mazzino as he is awarded the Milken Family Foundation's National 
Educator Award.
  I ask that my colleagues pay tribute to this English teacher from 
West Scranton High School as he receives this tremendous recognition 
from the Milken Foundation during Teacher Appreciation Week.
  Teachers are our nation's unsung heroes. The number of young lives 
touched by teachers is countless, and Mr. Mazzino exemplifies the best 
in his profession by encouraging his students to achieve far beyond the 
reach of what they thought possible. Mr. Mazzino's creative writing 
class published a book entitled ``26 Odd: Creative Works by Creative 
Writers.''
  In addition, Mr. Mazzino diligently works with students throughout 
the entire school to help increase their scores on Pennsylvania's state 
accountability test. As a result of Mr. Mazzino's efforts, West 
Scranton High School's reading and writing test scores have improved 
significantly.
  Mr. Mazzino also demonstrated his dedication by revamping the entire 
summer reading program at the West Scranton. I am proud to recognize 
the fact that Mr. Mazzino is the 37th teacher from our state to receive 
this award.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor and a privilege to represent a teacher 
who has dedicated his life to today's young people, who will indeed 
have a brighter future because of Mr. Mazzino.

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