[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 51 (Thursday, April 30, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S3948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                TRIBUTE TO LAWRENCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

 Mr. COATS. Mr. President, this weekend, students from Lawrence 
Central High School in Indianapolis will be competing in the ``We the 
People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution'' National Finals here in 
Washington, D.C.
  After winning the Indiana state competition last December, these 
students from Lawrence Central (Kari Amos, Robert Baker, Kari Buis, 
Julie Burton, Sheila Cardinal, Haley Carney, Mark Davis, Justin Gray, 
Amber Gross, Shawn Haislip, Kristen Halligan, Seth Higgins, Megan Lott, 
Les Jahnke, Kelly Khoury, Ted Kieffer, Justin Lane, Jolene McClusky, 
Joyce McCoy, Courtney Mills, Aaron Moberly, Galan Moore, Jon Owens, 
Chris Recktenwall, Eric Reissner, Kelly Richardson, Lisa Schubert, Tara 
Sheets, Jennifer Staresnick, Shane White) and their teacher, Drew 
Horvath, have been eagerly preparing to represent our great Hoosier 
state here in Washington.
  Mr. President, I am proud of the dedication and the accomplishments 
of these Hoosier students. As I have stated before, I strongly believe 
that educational programs, such as the ``We the People . . .'' 
competition, are excellent tools for enhancing the education of our 
children.
  The ``We the People . . .'' program is the most extensive program to 
educate our youth about our Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I am 
pleased to welcome these students to our nation's capital. Through the 
``We the People . . .'' program these students have taken the extra 
step to learn first hand about our government by bringing the pages of 
their textbooks to life.
  Mr. President, I would like to congratulate the students of Lawrence 
Central High School for their accomplishments and wish them luck in the 
national competition. I know they will represent our great state of 
Indiana well.

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