[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 27761-27762]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO MR. KEN DYAR

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 7, 2005

  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mr. Ken Dyar of 
Delano, California for receiving the California Teacher of the Year 
award from the State of California. California State Superintendent of 
Public Instruction selects 5 Teachers of the Year to honor outstanding 
teachers.
  With his innovated teaching skills and passion to incorporate 
physical fitness into the lives of his eighth grade students, Ken Dyar 
is deserving of this honor.
  Mr. Dyar was born on May 27, 1965 in Delano, California. Son of Don 
and Shirley Dyar, Mr. Dyar attended Cecil Avenue Middle School and 
graduated at the top of his class from Delano High School. He went on 
to earn a degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis 
Obispo.
  Mr. Dyar served as a freshman basketball coach at Selma High School, 
a fourth grade teacher at Terrace Elementary School and a junior 
varsity boys basketball coach at Delano High School before discovering 
his true passion for teaching physical education to junior high 
students. Currently, Mr. Dyar is the Physical Education teacher at his 
alma mater Cecil Avenue Middle School in Delano, California.
  Mr. Dyar is a member of several education organizations including the 
National Education Association, California Teacher's Association, 
Delano Union School Teacher's Association, and the American Alliance 
for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.
  The honors and awards that Mr. Dyar has received are numerous. He was 
named Kern County Educator of the Year, was listed in Who's Who Among 
American Teachers, was voted Most Motivating Teacher by Cecil Avenue 
Middle School students.
  During this critical period in our nation's history, it is essential 
to have qualified and dedicated educators to help our youth steer this

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country in the direction of righteousness and honor. Mr. Dyar 
exemplifies such an educator and I stand to applaud his efforts. The 
California Teacher of the Year award is well deserved.

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