“I am honoring the Warrior Healing Center in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The center supports local veterans and works to stop veteran suicide.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the work of the Warrior Healing Center in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The Warrior Healing Center, which I was honored to visit earlier this year, is a pillar of the local veteran community. The center provides community and peer support to veterans throughout Sierra Vista with the goal of eliminating veteran suicide throughout Cochise County. The Warrior Healing Center cares for those who have served through crisis intervention, command and control, and a one-stop shop with several veteran organizations under the same roof. The center’s dedicated work ensures that local veterans have access to the resources and the tools that they need to thrive. Veterans who come to the Warrior Healing Center are met with a caring staff and volunteers, which I have met, who are committed to understanding their individual needs. Through their efforts, these veterans are able to receive amazing short-term and also long-term support. I thank Director Cathie Goodman, Chief Clerk Dr. Tim Kirk, and everyone at the Warrior Healing Center for all the work that they do for our veterans. Their efforts have made an incredible impact in Sierra Vista, in Cochise County, and beyond as well. I wish them all the best as they continue to provide veterans with the support they need after sacrificing so much for our country. recognizing tanque verde unified school district’s 140th anniversary”

“I want to honor Lisa Scott for being named Arizona Teacher of the Year. She returned to teaching middle school science after a severe illness resulted in the amputation of her hands and feet.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and celebrate Lisa Scott from the Vail School District earning the title of 2027 Arizona Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Scott, who is an eighth grade science teacher at Esmond Station K-8, has earned the highest honor among educators in being named the 2027 Arizona Teacher of the Year by the Arizona Educational Foundation. This esteemed award celebrates and honors educators who represent the very best of their profession by both inspiring their students and also strengthening the local community. Not only has Mrs. Scott been an amazing educator, she has done so while also navigating significant life changes that resulted from a near-death experience in December of 2022. The discovery of a kidney stone led to Mrs. Scott experiencing a loss of consciousness, septic shock, and treatment with a medication that restricted her limbs’ blood vessels to the point of needing to amputate both her hands and feet. Committed to continuing to do what she loves, even after a life- altering event, Mrs. Scott returned to the classroom in July of 2024, where she has proven that anything is possible when you refuse to be defined by circumstances. Being a great example to all the students that she serves and teaches, her colleagues, her administrators, but also our entire community of what grit and dedication and passion for a career like education can do for someone. Congratulations to Mrs. Scott, Lisa, on this incredible achievement. I thank her for the impact she has made on her students and our entire community.”