Lieutenant Governor of Florida speaks at ECS

Lieutenant Governor of Florida speaks at ECS after being invited by
sophomore Evangelical Christian School student, Brandilyn Laishley.

On December 3rd, the Lieutenant Governor of Florida, Jeff Kottkamp, spoke
to Evangelical Christian School after being invited by tenth grade
student, Brandilyn Laishley, as a project for World History class. After
Brandilyn introduced the lieutenant governor, he delivered an encouraging
speech about his job serving the state of Florida. Kottkamp spoke about
three ways in which Florida is leading the way for the country and the
world: the Space Florida program, biotechnology, and renewable energy. One
of his responsibilities is serving as Chairman on the Board of Space
Florida. He said that several of Florida’s universities are involved with
NASA researching and developing advanced medical technology. He explained
that being a politician has always been a dream for him, and he thinks
historical education is very important to the youth.

Lieutenant Governor Kottkamp told the students of ECS that when he became an

elected official, it was like “opening up a history book, and stepping inside.” One of the
most important things the lieutenant governor spoke about was that we
should not take our freedom for granted. He himself has two nephews
fighting in the war, so he understands what it means to fight for our
freedom. 

After his speech, Mr. Kottkamp answered several students’
questions. He said that the most difficult part of his job is being away
from his wife, Cyndie, and his son, Jackson. Not only did the students and
faculty of ECS enjoy having Lieutenant Governor Kottkamp speak to the
school, but it was a tremendous learning experience hearing about the many
responsibilities of being the Lieutenant Governor of our beautiful state
of Florida.