[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15339]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING JUDITH REED MEHAL

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                             HON. TOM DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2007

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Judith Mehal for over 28 years of dedicated service in the public 
education system.
  Since graduating from the California University of Pennsylvania with 
a degree in education, Judith Mehal has continued to make a positive 
impact on students in Pennsylvania and Virginia school districts. Ms. 
Mehal began teaching in the Penn Hills and South Allegheny school 
districts of Pennsylvania, but she has spent the vast majority of her 
venerable career in Fairfax County. After a brief stint at Cardinal 
Forest Elementary School, Ms. Mehal found her niche at Lanier Middle 
School where she was able to pursue her passion for teaching 
mathematics. During her time at Lanier Middle School, she earned a 
masters degree from Virginia Tech and became a teacher of technology 
education. In her 22 years at the school, she has become an integral 
part of the Lanier community, and her presence will be missed by 
colleagues and students alike.
  Ms. Mehal's distinguished career is exemplary of the high standard to 
which public school teachers hold themselves. Her willingness and 
ability to teach a variety of disciplines is highly commendable, as is 
her own commitment to pursuing higher education while continuing to 
teach in the Fairfax County school system.
  Madam Speaker, in closing, I would like to extend my best wishes to 
Ms. Mehal on her retirement as a technology education teacher from 
Lanier Middle School. While I know that she will be greatly missed, her 
retirement is well deserved. I call upon my colleagues to join me in 
honoring Judith Reed Mehal and in wishing her the best of luck in all 
future endeavors.

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