[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 34 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E415]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     AMADOR HIGH SCHOOL RECOGNITION

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                            HON. BILL BAKER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 23, 1995
  Mr. BAKER of California. Mr. Speaker it is with great pleasure that I 
commend an outstanding group of young people from Amador Valley High 
School in Pleasanton, CA, who have, for the second year in a row, won 
the California championship in the State's annual ``Bill of Rights'' 
competition.
  This superb program, the full title of which is ``We the People . . . 
the Citizen and the Constitution,'' encourages debate and speech 
competition among high school students as they discuss the meaning of 
the Constitution for our day. The competition, established by the U.S. 
Congress and the Department of Education, is a dynamic way of 
encouraging young men and women to consider the ongoing importance of 
the Constitution to our daily lives.
  The Amador Valley team, ably coached by civics teacher Skip Mohatt, 
is now raising funds to come to the national championship competition 
in here in Washington, April 29 through May 2. Having placed third in 
last year's national contest, they are eager to come back and compete 
again.
  These teenagers are discovering in an exciting way how our amazing 
Constitution continues to enable us to live as a free people. They 
deserve high praise for their commitment to academic excellence, 
energetic scholarship, and true intellectual curiosity. I am pleased to 
commend them in the Congressional Record.


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