[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18391]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF MR. ANTHONY GRISILLO BEING NAMED PENNSYLVANIA'S 2014 
                          TEACHER OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. PATRICK MEEHAN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 10, 2013

  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Anthony Grisillo, 
who was honored by Governor Tom Corbett as Pennsylvania's 2014 Teacher 
of the Year.
  Mr. Grisillo has been teaching in the Rose Tree Media School District 
for 15 years and works with academically gifted students in 
kindergarten through 5th Grade. A winner of numerous other teaching 
honors, Mr. Grisillo has brought innovative teaching methods to bear to 
help our students excel, including movie-making, robotics lessons and 
simulated NASA space missions. His students noted that Mr. Grisillo is 
a great teacher because he believes in his students and serves as a 
mentor to them. When asked to describe Mr. Grisillo in one word, 
students said he was ``inspirational,'' ``extraordinary'' and ``fun''--
just what our teachers ought to be.
  Mr. Grisillo is a graduate of West Chester University and holds a 
Master's Degree from Widener University.
  Mr. Grisillo was one of four finalists from schools in Pennsylvania's 
7th Congressional District. Tracey Fritch of Rose Tree Media School 
District, Lori Gallagher of Hatboro-Horsham School District and Nicole 
Miletto of Hatboro-Horsham School District were also finalists for 
Pennsylvania's 2014 Teacher of the Year award.
  Mr. Speaker, I honor Mr. Grisillo, Ms. Fritch, Ms. Gallagher, Ms. 
Miletto and all our educators for their dedication to our children and 
their tireless work to prepare them for the future.

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