[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9135-9136]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PAIGE COLLIER, HEMPHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 
                          TEACHER OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 10, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the many 
accomplishments of Paige Collier, Hemphill Elementary School Teacher of 
the Year.
  Paige Collier did not always know she would be a schoolteacher. She 
took a personality test at the age of seventeen that told her that her 
ideal career would be as a motivational speaker. She doubted this was 
right for her, but, at the assurance of her friends, she realized she 
did possess an ability to inspire others.
  Paige has since used this ability to be an outstanding elementary 
school teacher. She cites several elements that contribute to her 
teaching ability: a passion to love and serve

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people, a devotion to putting children first, and the desire to 
continuously learn and grow.
  Paige contributes to her school community in many ways. She organizes 
an annual Storybook Festival and mentors her fellow teachers, caring 
for their students as if they were her own. Yet her greatest 
accomplishment remains the connections she establishes within her own 
classroom.
  I am honored to recognize Paige Collier as the Hemphill Elementary 
School Teacher of the Year. Her dedication to her students and her 
passion to serve her community are a shining example to all teachers.

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