[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4978]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     WE ARE PROUD OF OUR EDUCATORS

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                             HON. TOM EMMER

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 21, 2016

  Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate three 
educators from Minnesota's Sixth District who have been selected as 
finalists in the 2016 Teacher of the Year Program for our great state. 
There are currently eleven finalists that have been chosen from the 115 
original Teacher of the Year candidates.
  The finalists are Julie Beaver, a math teacher at Zimmerman Middle/
High School, Joe Lawrence, a language arts teacher at Delano High 
School, and Erin Rehnblom, a teacher at Otsego Elementary School.
  A good teacher opens doors, inspires curiosity and positively affects 
a child's life forever. They provide students with all tools necessary 
for them to reach the highest levels of success. That is why I am so 
grateful that there are awards like Minnesota Teacher of the Year, 
which guarantees that these individuals hard work does not go 
unnoticed.
  Our children are this nation's future, and I thank Julie, Joe, and 
Erin for helping to ensure a bright one.

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