[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 36 (Monday, February 27, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E452]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              HONORING THE STUDENTS OF FAIRFAX HIGH SCHOOL

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                          HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 27, 1995
  Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to some students 
at Fairfax High School in Fairfax, Virginia. These students represented 
the Eleventh Congressional District in the We The People Competition on 
February 14, 1995 in Richmond, Virginia. These students ranked in third 
place in the statewide competition with a score of 897, studying for 
months to become experts on the Bill of Rights. This is significant 
when I remind members that Fairfax County was the home of George Mason, 
the author of the Bill of Rights. By all accounts, these fine students 
have demonstrated expertise on those rights.
  The We The People program is the most extensive education program in 
the country developed to teach young people about the Constitution and 
the Bill of Rights and the principles and values they embody. The 
course of instruction, using the specially designed With Liberty and 
Justice for All text, is followed by a test designed to measure the 
students' constitutional literacy. High school classes may then elect 
whether to enter a series of competitions at the congressional 
district, State, and national levels.
  Administered by the Center for Civic Education and funded by the U.S. 
Department of Education by an Act of Congress, the program is currently 
being implemented in every Congressional District in the country, the 
four Trust Territories, and the District of Columbia. When combined 
with the noncompetitive elementary and middle school levels, more than 
20 million students have participated in the program over the past 7 
years.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge these fine students at this 
time: Pretty Bhatt, Alicia Bridges, Lucy Brown, Paul Cavazos, Maya 
Crumbaugh, Anita Grover, Brian Johnson, Brooke Kemp, Margarita 
Koushinova, Christy McMillian, Kevin McPherson, Moghees Nezam, Jonathan 
Park, Iana Phillips, Jake Spatz, Thanh Tran, Beth Ulan, Patrick Varney, 
Alex Will, Laurie Wright, and Rabiah Yusef.
  Mr. Speaker, I know that all of my colleagues join me in commending 
these fine students for becoming experts on the Bill of Rights and for 
joining in the battle of ideas with their peers on all levels of 
competition.


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