[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 70 (Wednesday, June 3, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1007]
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  RECOGNITION OF FINDLAY HIGH SCHOOL'S OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE 
                   ``WE THE PEOPLE'' NATIONAL FINALS

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                         HON. MICHAEL G. OXLEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 3, 1998

  Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to highlight the outstanding 
performance of my hometown high school in Findlay, Ohio, in the ``We 
The People * * * the Citizen and the Constitution'' national finals 
held in Washington, D.C. this May. I would like to congratulate Findlay 
High School students Amber Ayres, Richard Bornhorst, Rebekah Browning, 
Andy Cole, Jill Crusa, Annie Davis, Brian Fiske, Julie Francis, Levi 
Gephart, Phillip Hodgman, John Kennedy, Scott Kidwell, Mark Laux, Kurt 
Lindamood, Nick Lotz, James Ring, Kate Scoles, Hannah Shadle, Michael 
Taylor, Evalyn Vanderlaak, Taryn Wilgus, and their teacher, Alvin R. 
Bell, for their in depth knowledge of congressional issues and 
legislative procedures. The national finals competition simulates a 
congressional hearing whereby students testify as constitutional 
experts before a panel of judges. These outstanding young people 
competed against 49 other classes from across the nation and 
demonstrated a remarkable understanding of the fundamental ideals and 
values of American government. They are prime examples of all that is 
right in our local education system. They are to be commended for a job 
well done.

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