[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16619]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO LAUREN BUFFINGTON

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 25, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Lauren Buffington on being awarded the Golden Apple Award, 
which recognizes central Iowa teachers who make a difference in the 
lives of their students.
  Lauren teaches middle school science and history at Southeast Polk 
High School. In only her fourth year of teaching, she has learned how 
to engage her students in their studies through hands on activities to 
discover and learn on their own. She also uses life lessons to help 
prepare them for the difficulties and hardships it can bring. Lauren 
told WHO TV, who presented the award to her after she was nominated by 
her students, that she loves teaching middle school because ``this is 
the time they are deciding who they are and who they want to become.'' 
She also finds that she learns more about the world everyday through 
her students.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Lauren on this outstanding honor, and 
look forward to many more years of her molding students in Iowa's Third 
Congressional District into tomorrow's leaders. I ask that my 
colleagues in the United States House of Representatives join me in 
congratulating her on receiving the Golden Apple award and in wishing 
her nothing but continued success.

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