[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL HISTORY DAY

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                             HON. RON KLINK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 17, 1997

  Mr. KLINK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate several 
constituents from my district for their participation in National 
History Day.
  National History Day inspires students to learn and think critically 
about people, places and events that have shaped history. Every year 
National History Day selects a theme. For the 1996-97 school year their 
theme was ``Triumph & Tragedy in History.''
  Those who participated in this contest competed against fellow 
students at the district, State and national levels, presenting what 
they learned with creative and original performances, media 
presentations, papers, or three-dimensional projects. Encouraged to 
understand and comprehend the full historical importance of their 
topics, students then asked insightful questions about when and why the 
event they had researched occurred, what it's subsequent historical 
significance.
  In a day and age when far too many of our Nation's youth seem to be 
ignorant of our rich heritage, it is encouraging to see how the 
students involved in the National History Day contest took an active 
interest in remembering the events of the past.
  I would especially like to congratulate my constituents, Dean Walker, 
Dana Frishkorn, Jonathan Patrick, Jonathan Wise, Alexis Bohan, and 
their teachers, Dale Wagner, and Diane McAfee, for their outstanding 
achievements in this year's National History Day competition.
  They are a credit to education in Pennsylvania and an inspiration to 
all of the students in the Fourth Congressional of Pennsylvania. I hope 
my colleagues will join me in recognizing their exceptional work.

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