July 22, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 129 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Pages S4417-S4418]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO WHITNEY JONES

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I am pleased to recognize 
Whitney Jones, the Nassau County Teacher of the Year from Wildlight 
Elementary School in Yulee, FL.
  Whitney became a teacher to make a difference in the lives of 
students by helping them to develop a passion for learning. Her 
teaching philosophy is that students will work hard when they are shown 
love and respect. She finds it humbling to watch her students grow and 
successfully learn new class subjects throughout the school year.
  Whitney considers her role in her students' lives to be one that 
offers encouragement, guidance, and compassion. She works with her 
colleagues to implement new teaching strategies and plans standards-
based lessons to ensure students are prepared for the third grade when 
they leave her classroom.
  Whitney began her teaching career at Yulee Primary School, teaching 
there for 5 years before becoming a second grade teacher at Wildlight 
Elementary School, where she has taught for the past 2 years as a team 
leader and grade level chair. She is also on her school's action plan 
team, which works to create plans to help the lowest quartile students 
improve in school.
  I extend my best wishes to Whitney for her good work as a teacher and 
look forward to hearing of her continued good work in the years to 
come.

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