[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 71 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1023]
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RECOGNIZING SASHA SCHWARTZ FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL MATH 
                                OLYMPIAD

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                            HON. CURT WELDON

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 4, 1998

  Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an 
outstanding student from my district--Alexander (Sasha) B. Schwartz. 
Sasha, a sophomore student at Radnor High School, has won a place on 
the U.S. Mathematics Olympiad Team which will compete against seventy-
five other nations in a two day, nine hour mathematical examination to 
be held this summer in Taipei, Taiwan.
  Sasha took part in the American Invitational Math Exam along with 
250,000 other students nationwide. After being named one of the 7,500 
students who qualified for the United States of America Math Olympiad, 
Sasha competed in a grueling six hour exam. As a result of his 
extensive studying and preparation, Sasha tied for first place in the 
nation and was named to the National team. Armed with only a compass, 
protractor, ruler, and pencil, Schwartz will lead the six-member team 
in a two-day, nine-hour exam in Taipei, Taiwan this coming July.
  At a time when many question the quality of our mathematic education 
in this country, Sasha proves that the United States will produce many 
of the best students in the world. Sasha's exceptional achievement also 
speaks for the superb quality of our public school systems in 
Pennsylvania, highlighting that of Radnor Township.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating this 
amazing young man on his achievement and in wishing him and the entire 
U.S. Mathematics Olympiad Team good luck in the upcoming competition in 
Taipei.

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