[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E338]
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                 TRIBUTE TO DAWSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

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                           HON. MARTIN FROST

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 10, 1998

  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the tremendous bravery 
shown by Dawson High School students earlier this year. These students, 
whose high school is in my district, have displayed an incredible 
example of courage in the face of danger and given all of us a 
fascinating story of courage and bravery.
  Mr. Speaker, on January 6th of this year, students from Dawson High 
School arose and planned their day as usual. As they waited in their 
neighborhoods for the school bus, they had no way of knowing about the 
dangers that awaited them. Because there has been heavy rains in Dawson 
the previous week, many of the roads were flooded. The school bus that 
the Dawson students were on, got caught in one of those flooded roads 
and was swept off into a ditch towards the flooded creek.
  Mr. Speaker, this would have been a tragic situation, if it had not 
been for the quick thinking of the older students on the bus. They took 
the initiative to check for anyone who was hurt, and then they moved 
all 40 students to the right side of the bus in order to keep it from 
flipping over.
  The students who put their fear aside and acted so bravely were: 
Shelley Wheat, Jessica Hall, Misty Rounsavall, Jeremy Rounsavall, Jasm 
McCury, Keith Becker, James Stults, Sarah Urrutia, Kevin Ivie, Dorinda 
Golden, April Dooley, Jennifer Wren, Mandy Houk, Niki Dooley, Krysty 
Copeland and Sharlaina Hooley.
  Mr. Speaker, it's hard to overestimate the fear I think anyone would 
feel faced with a situation such as this. I know I join the people of 
Dawson in thanking these young heroes and heroines for their courage 
and their inspiration.

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