[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11272]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    RETIREMENT OF ARLENE REYES UNPINGCO FROM THE GUAM DEPARTMENT OF 
                               EDUCATION

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 15, 2011

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Arlene Reyes 
Unpingco, for her years of support to the education system on Guam. 
Mrs. Unpingco is retiring as Deputy Superintendent of Educational 
Support and Community Learning for the Guam Department of Education 
(GDOE) after 25 years of service to the people of Guam.
   Mrs. Unpingco began her career ar GDOE immediately after receiving 
her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education, majoring in Elementary and 
Special Education, from the University of Guam in 1986. In 2000, Mrs. 
Unpingco received her Master's Degree in Education, with specialization 
in Administration & Supervision, again from the University of Guam. 
Mrs. Unpingco began her career as an elementary and middle school 
teacher on Guam. She later was promoted to serve as an Assistant 
Principal, and eventually, School Principal in several local schools. 
In 2008, Mrs. Unpingco's contributions to the classroom and through 
education administration were recognized as she was appointed to the 
role of Deputy Superintendent of Educational Support and Community 
Learning. In her years of service, her commitment to our students and 
leadership in administration has helped to strengthen our island's 
education system in many far reaching ways.
   Mrs. Unpingco was born and raised in the central village of 
Tamuning, Guam, on September 15, 1956. She is married to the Honorable 
Steven Sablan Unpingco, retired Superior Court Judge and resides, with 
her family, on the shores of beautiful Pago Bay, Chalan Pago. She is 
blessed with five children: Jan, Jason, Jossalyn, Steven, and Michael; 
and four grandchildren: Brandon, Jaylene, Jenna, and Kailani.
   It is on the occasion of Mrs. Unpingco's retirement from the 
Government of Guam's Department of Education that I join the people of 
Guam in acknowledging her service and dedication to our island's public 
schools and the education of Guam's children. I wish her the best in 
her retirement and in her future endeavors.

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