[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 25758]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 VALARIE YOUNG--2005 MILKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION NATIONAL EDUCATOR AWARD 
                                 WINNER

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate Valarie Young, 
a high school social studies teacher at the Advanced Technologies 
Academy in Las Vegas, who was selected as one of two winners from 
Nevada of the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award for 
2005.
  The Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards program, which 
began in the early 1980s, provides public recognition and financial 
rewards to elementary and secondary school teachers, principals, and 
other education professionals who strive for excellence in education. 
By honoring outstanding educators from across the United States, the 
program's goals are to attract, develop, motivate, and retain talented 
educators.
  It takes a special, dedicated educator to make a subject come alive 
for students and to teach them that knowledge about history will serve 
them in their future.
  Mrs. Young's creativity makes history come alive for her students, 
and this Milken Family Foundation distinction validates her efforts. I 
salute Valarie Young for her service and dedication to the students of 
the Advanced Technologies Academy, and extend my best wishes for a 
successful future.

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