[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5036-5037]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATIONS, KIMBERLY KEENAN

  (Mr. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the achievements of 
Ms. Kimberly Keenan.
  Ms. Keenan has been both the principal and the assistant principal of 
Tampa Palms Elementary School in the school district of Hillsborough 
County, Florida, for 18 years. She has recently been appointed to serve 
as the supervisor of Language Arts and Writing for Hillsborough County. 
The school district is the eighth largest in the United States, and it 
is located in Florida's 15th Congressional District.
  Under her leadership, Tampa Palms Elementary has been rated as an A-
rated school for 16 years in a row and is a National Blue Ribbon School 
of Excellence.
  During her time at this school, Ms. Keenan has created a culture that 
embodies her motto: ``Hard work pays off all the time.'' Her efforts to 
help every child to be treated with love and respect has enabled 
countless students from diverse backgrounds to learn, gain confidence, 
and take with them the knowledge and the skills needed to help them 
make their way in this world.
  Our Nation's teachers are the open door to education and opportunity 
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their working long hours and with, sadly, less recognition than they 
deserve.
  Ms. Keenan has spent years shaping young minds. She has touched many 
lives of those at Tampa Palms Elementary, including those of the 
students and parents, and they are indebted to her for her life's work. 
I am proud to recognize her achievements.

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