[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 77 (Friday, June 17, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: June 17, 1994]
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 IN HONOR OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE 67TH ANNUAL NATIONAL SPELLING BEE

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 17, 1994

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a group of 
New Jersey students for their participation in the 67th annual National 
Spelling Bee which was held in Washington, DC, from May 29 to June 3, 
1994.
  Among the participants was Helen Isip, 13, of Jersey City, the 
daughter of Domingo and Maria L. Isip. Helen represented Hudson County 
and was sponsored by her local newspaper, the Jersey Journal. She was a 
student at St. Paul's School of Excellence and will attend Holy Family 
Academy in the fall. Helen was in the top quarter of the competing 
spellers and the second best speller in New Jersey.
  I am proud to have such an outstanding student representing Hudson 
County in a national competition. Helen's work is exemplary and 
deserves to be recognized. She has earned first honors in all her 
academic subjects since the fourth grade. Her hard work and dedication 
have truly paid off. Her favorite subjects are history and math. Those 
who say, ``Our youth are in decline,'' need look only at Helen for a 
shining example of what America has to offer the world.
  Helen was among the 238 students nationwide who participated in the 
spelling bee. The National Spelling Bee was sponsored by Scripps Howard 
Newspapers and other newspapers from around the United States. 
Authorized sponsors organized local spelling bees and sent their 
champions to Washington, DC, for the national event.
  I also want to commend the Jersey Journal for graciously sponsoring 
the local competition. The National Spelling Bee is an annual 
tradition, and has become an important showcase for our young academic 
achievers. Sponsoring a local event and sending a champion to national 
competition demonstrates the Journal's strong ties to Jersey City and 
the greater Hudson County community, and I want to thank them for their 
commitment.
  The participants in the 67th annual Spelling Bee deserve our 
congratulations for their accomplishments. Their dedication and 
excellence bodes well before America as it prepares for the 21st 
century. I salute them today and wish them luck in the future 
endeavors.

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