June 10, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 96 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E727]
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     RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF RETIRED MISSISSIPPIAN, DR. CECIL WEEKS

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 10, 2019

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
the retirement of Dr. Cecil Weeks. Dr. Weeks, a native of Tupelo, 
Mississippi, is retiring after a long and distinguished 59-year career.
   Dr. Cecil Weeks attended Mississippi State University where he 
graduated in 1960 with a Bachelor of Science in Education in English-
Social Studies. Following his graduation, Dr. Weeks served as a 
classroom teacher in Lee County. In 1964, he returned to Mississippi 
State University to receive his Master's in Educational Leadership and 
Elementary Education and subsequently pursued his Doctorate also in 
Educational Leadership and Elementary Education in 1977. Dr. Weeks was 
the Principal of Tupelo's Church Street School into the late nineties 
and is currently the Co-Director of the North Mississippi Education 
Consortium and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of 
Mississippi.
   As a lifelong educator, Dr. Weeks has held numerous positions in 
honorary and statewide offices, such as Chairman of the Three Rivers 
Regional Education Service Agency and President of the Mississippi 
Association of School Superintendents. Dr. Weeks was also recognized as 
State Winner and Superintendent of the Year in 1994 by the American 
Association of School Administrators.
   In addition to his educational service of Northeast Mississippi, Dr. 
Weeks has also served his community in the Tupelo Civitan Club. In 
1972, he started Boy Scout Troop 85 at Harrisburg Baptist Church and 
was scoutmaster for many years. Dr. Weeks is a Deacon at Harrisburg 
Baptist Church where he uses his passion for education to teach at 
Sunday School to the ``Weeks / Tutor ``class.
   I am thankful to Dr. Weeks for dedicating his life to educating the 
people of Mississippi. I wish him and his family all the best in his 
well-deserved retirement.

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