[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9475]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING TONYA WOODS FOR HER COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS AND EDUCATION IN 
                         THE STATE OF ARKANSAS

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                           HON. JOHN BOOZMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 26, 2010

  Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Tonya Woods, 
for her achievement of being named the Arkansas Elementary School 
Assistant Principal of the Year for her work at T.G. Smith Elementary 
School in Springdale.
  Woods is a graduate of John Brown University and earned her master's 
from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. She is looking to 
continue her education, and is now interviewing for a Ph.D. program.
  Woods has been committed to education as an administrator for the 
past 5 years at Smith Elementary. Her hard work and commitment to 
students serves as an inspiration to her coworkers.
  Woods is constantly looking for creative ways to improve the lives of 
her students and that is why she received this honor. Her efforts have 
brought innovative resources to the school through promoting technology 
in the classroom, establishing a homework club that encourages children 
to excel in their studies and overseeing a program aimed at preparing 
students for the Arkansas Benchmark exams.
  It is the efforts of educators like Tonya Woods that will enable our 
future generations to reach their full potential and I am proud of her 
commitment to education and her efforts to improve the lives of 
students in Arkansas.

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