[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17429]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MICHELLE STAUFFER

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and 
congratulate Michelle Stauffer upon her retirement from Wawona School.
  Mrs. Michelle Stauffer has spent the past 29 years serving as a 
teaching principal at Wawona School; a kindergarten through sixth 
grade, one-room elementary school in Yosemite National Park. Wawona 
School has been serving the children that live in the park since the 
late 1800's. Park rangers, firefighters and other National Park Service 
employees rely on this community school, and Mrs. Stauffer, to educate 
and nurture their children. During its existence, the school has 
educated the children of many Yosemite pioneer families, including the 
Washburn, Bruce and Gordon families.
  Mrs. Stauffer is dedicated to providing a solid education for the 
students. Field trips to Washington DC, museums, live theater and the 
San Francisco Opera are part of the curriculum at Wawona School. Mrs. 
Stauffer believes these field trips are an important part of exposing 
her students to life outside of the park.
  Mrs. Stauffer is an extraordinary person and educator. She is 
dedicated to the Yosemite community and especially to her students. She 
is committed to providing her students with the very best education in 
the most nurturing environment possible.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Michelle Stauffer for her 
dedicated service to the students of Wawona School. I invite my 
colleagues to join me in wishing Mrs. Stauffer many years of continued 
success.

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