[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7861]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MARY JOYCE YOUNG, MARION HIGH SCHOOL 
                          TEACHER OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 26, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the accomplishments of Mary 
Joyce Young, Marion High School Teacher of the Year.
  Mary Joyce Young came to the profession of teaching late in life. She 
worked in a medical office for 25 years before returning to Southwest 
Texas State University to receive her Bachelor's and Master's degrees. 
She has taught at Marion High School since her graduation in 1988.
  Ms. Young believes in teaching her students more than facts and 
figures. She aims to teach them character traits that will benefit them 
for the rest of their lives: self-discipline, integrity, and fairness 
in the home and the workplace. She says that her work is to create 
well-rounded citizens, as well as successful students.
  Ms. Young teaches four subjects at Marion High School: Senior 
English, British Literature, Government-Economics, and Creative 
Writing. She loves her subjects, and works every day to teach her 
students to love them as well.
  Mary Joyce Young is an excellent educator, who has changed the lives 
of many Marion High School students for the better. She is a credit to 
her community, and a blessing to the people of Marion. I am proud to 
have had the chance to recognize her here today.

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