[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21081]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       CONGRATULATING AMY McBROOM, 2009 RURAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR

  (Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Amy 
McBroom of Grand Canyon, Arizona, who has been named the 2009 Rural 
Teacher of the Year by the National Rural Education Association.
  As the only art teacher at the Grand Canyon Unified School District, 
Amy teaches students from kindergarten to twelfth grade. She founded a 
juried art show for students and led efforts to bring new international 
baccalaureate programs to our schools.
  Like so many of our teachers, Amy's work educating our kids does not 
stop when the school year ends. She spends her summers helping Native 
American children experience different cultures, and she has led field 
trips to Europe and Washington, D.C.
  A quality education is more important than ever to succeeding in 
today's global economy, and getting a quality education takes great 
teachers like Amy McBroom. Northern Arizona is lucky to have her.
  Congratulations to Amy for this recognition for her work.

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