[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 56 (Monday, May 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E835]
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              SALUTING THE STUDENTS OF ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL

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                           HON. DAVID DREIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 1, 1997

  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, on April 26-28, over 1,250 high school 
students from 50 States and the District of Columbia came to 
Washington, DC to compete in the national finals of ``We the People . . 
. The Citizen and the Constitution.'' After the first round of 
competition, the top ten teams met on Capitol Hill on April 28 where 
they demonstrated their knowledge of the Constitution before 
constitutional scholars, journalists, and lawyers. The competition 
simulated a congressional hearing in which students' oral presentations 
were judged on the basis of their knowledge of constitutional 
principles and their ability to apply them to historical and 
contemporary issues. That night, the winners were revealed, and I am 
proud to announce that the team from Arcadia High School in Arcadia, 
CA, took second place in the national competition.
  The young scholars worked diligently to reach the national finals and 
place second overall. The distinguished members of the team that 
represented Arcadia High School were: Jon Baker, Joseph Cheung, Winne 
Ching, Anna Chung, Annie Chung, Steve Chung, Karen Dickinson, Scott 
Esposito, Nathan Flowers-Jacobs, Susan Fu, Jae Vyn Gan, David Han, 
Tracy Huang, Seoyoung Kim, Jonathon Lee, Michael Lee, Richard Lim, 
Winston Lin, Tsung-Lin Liu, Maggie Loo, Magaret Ng, Jina Noh, Margarita 
Ortiz, Harvard Pan, Nikka Rapkin, Christopher Tokeshi, Alexander 
Trifunac, Jack Wang, Jennie Wang, Wing Yung. I would also like to 
congratulate their teacher, Ron Morris, whose diligence and sacrifice 
greatly contributed to the success of the team.
  The ``We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution Program'' 
is the most extensive education program in the country developed 
specifically to educate young people about the Constitution, the Bill 
of Rights and the principals and values that they represent. Clearly, 
the team from Arcadia High School showed their extensive knowledge on 
the significance of the Constitution and its place in history, and I 
salute them for their excellent showing at the national competition.

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