[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 50 (Wednesday, April 29, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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                         HON. WILLIAM J. COYNE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 29, 1998

  Mr. COYNE. Mr. Speaker, on May 2-4, more than 1200 students from 
across the United States will be in Washington, DC to compete in the 
national finals of We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution 
program. I would especially like to congratulate the Hampton High 
School State Championship team from Allison Park, Pennsylvania, which 
will represent the state of Pennsylvania in the competition. After 
months of studying constitutional issues to prepare for the 
competition, the students in Mrs. Tara O'Brien's sixth period political 
science class won the state competition, entitling them to participate 
in the national competition.
  The We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution program 
provides curricular materials at upper elementary, middle, and high 
school levels for more than 75,000 teachers and 24 million students 
nationwide. The three-day national competition simulates a 
congressional hearing. Students demonstrate their knowledge by 
defending positions on historical and contemporary constitutional 
issues. Entire classes participate together, so students learn team 
skills in addition to civics.
  The following are the students who will represent Hampton High and 
the state of Pennsylvania in the national finals: Angela Ambrose, 
Rebecca Amrhein, Aren Bierkan, Christine Brady, Heather Gahagan, Emily 
Huie, Jessica Kiefer, Lauren Klemens, Jessica Lin, Rina Mansukhani, 
Lauren Montgomery, Laura Ostapenko, Andrew Scharff, Christian 
Spearline, Countney Vetter, and Katrina Werger.
  Again, I would like to congratulate these student son their 
accomplishments and wish them the best of luck in next week's 
competition. I am proud to represent such accomplished young people, 
and I look forward to meeting them when they visit Capitol Hill.

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