[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15341]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING CYNTHIA SIEGEL

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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 Mrs. 
Cynthia Siegel for over 30 years of educational service to students in 
Virginia, New York, and Germany.
  Originally from Long Island, Mrs. Siegel began her career in 
education in New York, teaching for six years on the high school level 
and two years for an education program at CitiBank. Mrs. Siegel's 
calling as a teacher didn't leave her because of a geographic location. 
As the spouse of an Army officer, she found herself in Germany and 
confronted with a base that lacked a teacher for the military school 
there. She gladly stepped up and filled that need. Upon her return to 
the U.S., Mrs. Siegel worked for six years at the Washington Business 
School of Northern Virginia. She joined Fairfax County Public Schools 
in 1989, piloting the Technology Tools class for Lanier Middle School 
in Fairfax, Virginia. Mrs. Siegel has been a dedicated educator at 
Lanier for the past 21 years.
  Teaching students for over three decades and on two continents, she 
has demonstrated her unequivocal passion for education. Over her 
career, Mrs. Siegel found opportunities to actively serve in different 
educational systems in Virginia, New York and Europe. A proud mother 
and grandmother, Mrs. Siegel will continue her service to young people 
during her retirement. She has fondly exclaimed, ``my role as an 
educator will remain, only my title will officially shift from Mrs. 
Siegel to grandma.''
  Madam Speaker, in closing, I would like to take the opportunity to 
recognize Mrs. Cynthia Siegel for her enduring service as a teacher in 
Fairfax County and abroad. I call upon my colleagues to join me in 
applauding Cynthia Siegel for her efforts and wishing her many happy 
years in retirement.

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