May 16, 2007

Mr. Speaker, earlier this year I had the opportunity to present a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence to David Sheridan at Thousand Islands Secondary School in Brockville.

His peers make the following comments about him:

• A community minded arts teacher with a flair for inspiring students to reach their true potential.
• He is an innovator who has a unique ability to get students excited about learning and engaged in learning.
  

Mr. Speaker, David Sheridan moves classroom instruction to practical reality and the work produced by him and his students can be found throughout the city of Brockville as they have created legacies - from statues to murals - in their own community.

Visiting Ottawa today with his family I am proud to take this opportunity to recognize David Sheridan and his many accomplishments.