[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 54 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S4375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO MINNESOTA'S REPRESENTATIVES AT THE 1998 ``WE THE PEOPLE . . 
          . THE CITIZEN AND THE CONSTITUTION NATIONAL FINALS''

 Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
group of young Minnesotans whose hard work and dedication earned them 
the privilege of representing Minnesota at the 1998 ``We the People . . 
. The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals.''
  Under the guidance of American Government teacher Barbara Hakala, 
this group of 30 students from Duluth Central High School tirelessly 
studied the history of our Constitution and the application of its 
principles in our time. The disciplined study demonstrated by these 
students helped them prevail in the Minnesota constitution competition, 
and for the second year in a row, Minnesota was represented in the ``We 
the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals'' by 
a team from Duluth Central High School.
  Mr. President, I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to 
these young Constitutional scholars and recognize each of them 
individually. They are: Jennifer Anderson, Nicholas Beck, Toby 
Bjorkman, Annalisa Eckman, Joy Eskola, April Fritch, Thomas Garrett, 
Jennifer Gilbertson, Alison Gray, Nicholas Hern, Susan Herrick, Amy 
Houghtaling, Brent Kaufer, Erin Louks, Anthony Luczak, Amanda Masi, 
Ilona Moore, Dennis Olson, Kristina Olson, Barbara Przylucki, Carrie 
Rau, Mikel Roe, Amber Sorensen, Amy Steen, Carrie Taylor, Dzung Truong, 
Brandon Vesel, Stephanie Walczak, Mai Lor Yang, and Eric Zimmerman.
  Once again Mr. President, I am pleased to report that Minnesota was 
represented by a fine group of young people at the ``We the People . . 
. The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals 1998.'' This group 
of students gives me, and all Minnesotans, a reason to be 
proud.

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