i remember fourth, great betty weaver was my teacher, at ni and miss weaver believed to, me i might haveireto try dad lost his job, we move down to virginia beach now is that lynn haven and a pretty good basketball game, and somebody recruited me to come play basketball, a private school called norfolk academy, it's changed my life is such an opportunity. >> i had choice. and pat, humid in ninth grade give me my very first to see. and she woke me up, and she said you can do a lot better, if you try a lot harder. that's well opened up a lot of doors for, me giving a scholarship to -- they didn't tell you that it 66, you're not going up in iraq in. but it was an extraordinary benefit, of this point, that really carried me a long way. a lot of school, and i look back, and i'm envious of all of you in school right now. i just want to thank the students here tonight, you guys been great, so thank you. so for me, england's with mrs. weiss, grow history with decor, vine my favorite, subjects to my favors, teachers was my favorite subject. >> as the science, guy i love science all the way throug

betty weaver, my fourth-grade teacher in watkins elementary school in midlothian. she challenged me, pushed me, encouraged me. that is why i'm asking you to build on the bipartisan 10% pay raise record investment that we made in education last year together. join me in providing additional retention bonus to our teachers, as well as 50 million dollars in performance-based bonuses for the very best teachers. [applause] gov. youngkin: our teachers are important. the best teacher should be rewarded for their performance. along with our teachers, there are other heroes in our communities. our brave men and women in law enforcement who see the effects of our policy decision on the frontline each day. because of crime policies from previous administrations, the record murder rate in 2020 persists across the commonwealth. every law enforcement agency had a 20% or greater staffing vacancies. the heartbreaking news flow continues everyday. the extensive work of our violent crime task force working with city leaders, some of our toughest cities hurt clearly. we need more pol

betty weaver was my teacher in virginia. ms. weaver believed in me. hard. she was tough. and she inspired me to try harder. after my dad lost his job, we were in middle haven. i had a pretty good basketball game. and somebody recruited me to come play basketball at a private school called norfolk academy and it changed my life. i had choice. yeah. there you go. i had choice. it was amazing. and pat gave me my first c. she woke me up and said, you could do a lot better if you try harder. basketball opened up all kinds of doors for me. it gave me a college scholarship to study mechanical engineering. i wanted to be an astronaut. they didn't tell me that at 6'6", you're not going into a rocket. but it was a benefit of a sport that carried me a long way. i love school. and i look back and envious of all of you here tonight. you guys have been great, so thank you. [ applause ] >> so for me, english, history, two of my favorite subjects, two of my favorite teachers. what was your favorite subject? >> i was a science guy. but it is amazing the two teachers i