[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9047]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO JESSICA BOLAND

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                          HON. BENJAMIN QUAYLE

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 13, 2011

  Mr. QUAYLE. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to recognize Jessica 
Boland, a third-grade teacher at Rose Lane Elementary School in 
Phoenix, Arizona, who on April 28th, 2011, received the 2010 
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science. This 
honor is recognition of teachers with an exemplary record in both 
mathematics and science. Ms. Boland is one of only 85 recipients of 
this celebrated honor.
  Ms. Boland always knew she wanted to be a teacher. The goal of all 
teachers should be to do everything possible to encourage, support, and 
promote excellence in the classroom, and she eagerly takes on this 
challenge every day. Ms. Boland has proven that she is up to this task, 
and while she is humbled and honored by this award, the satisfaction 
she gets every day when a classroom of eager students ``get it,'' is by 
far her greatest reward.
  Jessica's day does not begin with the first bell, nor does it end 
when her class is dismissed. She provides before and after school 
assistance to students who are struggling with their school work, 
offering a greater opportunity to succeed. She facilitates math 
academies for parents so that their children have more than just one 
teacher to help them understand. Her belief is that if a parent can 
help at home, then the child never runs out of opportunities to learn. 
She also works with student teachers who will soon be entering the 
field of education. This allows for each new generation of teachers to 
have a greater feeling of comfort when entering the classroom for the 
first time. Students then receive a quality education, regardless of 
the experience of their teacher.
  Few awards offer such esteem and honor as the Presidential Award for 
Excellence in Mathematics and Science. This award is testimony to the 
gratitude that our nation shares for teachers like Jessica Boland. I am 
proud today to enter this recognition of Jessica's achievements into 
the Congressional Record, and hope that all teachers across our great 
nation share in the responsibility that she has undertaken. It is with 
great joy and honor that I recognize Jessica Boland, and thank her with 
never-ending gratitude for giving her students the greatest opportunity 
to succeed.

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