[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10282]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING ARKANSAS TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR 
                        FINALIST, JUSTIN MINKEL

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my heartfelt 
congratulations and pride in a young man who makes a difference daily 
in the lives of Arkansas' children, Justin Minkel.
  Justin is a second grade teacher at Harvey Jones Elementary School in 
Springdale, Arkansas. His school is 85 percent minority, 93 percent on 
free or reduced lunch. Seventeen of his 25 students were below grade 
level in reading. By the end of the year though, 14 of them had reached 
or surpassed expectation.
  I am proud that Justin decided to return to his home district and 
teach, and do the hard work which truly leaves no child behind. I 
congratulate him on being named the Arkansas Teacher of the Year of 
2007, and a National Teacher of the Year finalist.
  Again, we appreciate the hard work of Justin Minkel and all that he 
represents in the teaching profession.

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