[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 115 (Tuesday, August 16, 1994)]
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          SHANNON HASTINGS TO COMPETE IN MISS AMERICA PAGEANT

  Mr. SMITH. Madam President, I want to congratulate Miss New Hampshire 
1994, Shannon Heather Hastings of Newport, NH, as she prepares to take 
part in the 1994 Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, NJ, on 
September 17. We in the Granite State are proud to have Shannon 
represent us at this prestigious event.
  Shannon, a 21-year-old senior majoring in theater at the University 
of New Hampshire, won the Kingston State Scholarship Pageant in May to 
become Miss New Hampshire. She is interested in a career in stage and 
film and has been active in many volunteer programs across the State.
  Working with local police departments, Shannon has volunteered with 
D.A.R.E. [Drug Abuse Resistance Education], a program which provides 
law enforcement officials and teachers with an opportunity to work 
together to prevent drug abuse. In addition, Shannon developed and 
implemented a drug and alcohol prevention program called ``Steppin Out 
and Up'' in many of New Hampshire's schools and made presentations to 
numerous civic groups. She has also volunteered with the Special 
Olympics.
  In addition to her volunteer efforts, Shannon has pursued her 
interest in theater. She first performed the role of Annie at the age 
of 10 in a professional summer stock theater. At Newport high school, 
she had a major role in the musical ``Assassins.'' She was also a 
member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society and the All-State Chorus.
  Shannon was active in athletics at Newport High School where she 
broke a 12-year triple jump record and earned varsity letters in track 
and cheerleading. Through all of her civic, community and athletic 
endeavors, Shannon never let her studies fail. She was a member of the 
dean's list and graduated in the top 10 in her class.
  Shannon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hastings of Newport. 
She has a brother Jeffrey, age 24, who attends Plymouth State College. 
Her father is a production-control manager at Sturm Ruger Company in 
Newport and her mother has held lead roles in numerous community 
theater productions. Shannon has certainly followed in those footsteps.
  Madam President, we send our best wishes to Shannon as she travels to 
Atlantic City next month to compete for the title of Miss America. She 
is an accomplished young woman and will be an outstanding 
representative of the Granite State. It is an honor to represent 
Shannon and her family in the U.S. Senate.

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