[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 51 (Thursday, April 30, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E729]
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                 TRIBUTE TO BELLEFONTE AREA HIGH SCHOOL

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                         HON. JOHN E. PETERSON

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 30, 1998

  Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
acknowledge the accomplishments of a dedicated group of young people 
who worked together to achieve something no one in the Bellefonte Area 
High School has ever done. I wish to pay tribute to students and their 
faculty advisors who participated in the Central District History Day 
Project Competition. They won first and third places in the Senior's 
Group Project Division.
  This year's History Day Project theme was Migration. First place went 
to Kamal Aboul-Hosn, Justin Miller, and Ben Spicer for their project 
entitled ``Communism: Rise, Reign & Fall.'' Third place went to Stacey 
Waksmonski, Jessica Rhoads, Jessica Benson, Jeremy Acker, and Daria 
Cramer for their project entitled ``Women of the West--Travels and 
Changes.''
  Today's youth are our leaders of tomorrow. They will become some of 
the very best leaders because of examples like the faculty members of 
the Bellefonte Area High School. Faculty advisors Ed Fitzgerald, Martha 
Nastase, and Tricia Steckel are to be especially commended for their 
encouraging efforts which led to the above awards. When we hear about 
the poor state of education or educators in our country, we need to 
think about success stories such as these. Hard work and commitment 
will achieve much as these students and faculty members demonstrate.
  I extend my warmest congratulations and best wishes to these 
Bellefonte Area High School students as they compete in the State 
Championship Competition at State College on May 13-14. Their 
enthusiasm for this project and desire to share history is commendable 
and should be encouraged by all.

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