[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 80 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    1998 SPIRIT OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 18, 1998

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the 
recipients of the Spirit of Achievement Award.
  Each year, I recognize students in the 8th grade graduating classes 
who have excelled in the classroom, completed community service 
projects, and participated in extracurricular activities. These 
students are to be commended for their dedication, leadership, and 
community pride. They do represent the best and brightest of today's 
youth.
  I am honored to announce the recipients of the 1998 Spirit of 
Achievement Award:

St. Camillus School: Katarzyna Zagorski and Gregory Jachymiak
Dore School: Timeka Cooley and Benjamin Ayala
St. Jane De Chantal School: Krystyna Kowalkowski and Andrew Wilk
Hearst School: Shemika Perkins and Arthur Bailey
St. Bruno School: Katarzyna Rogala and Matthew Chyba
Kinzie School: Christina Smith and Daniel Zajaczkowski
St. Daniel the Prophet School: Stephanie Berent and Samuel Pavelka
Byrne School: Tara Murphy and Nicholas Walker
St. Richard School: Alexandra Komonrowski and Michael Poineau
Mark Twain School: Mary Gacek and Devin Miarka
St. Symphorosa School: Lauren Ewalt and Anthony Miller
Nathan Hale School: Adriana Misterka and Lukasz Kulesza
St. Rene School: Gina Augustyn and Daniel DeBias
Peck School: Armando Garcia and Richard Piwowarski
Our Lady of Snows School: Bryan Kaminski and Kevin Siedlecki
Edward School: Ewelina Kalinowska and Ali Panjwani
Gloria Dei School: Kaitlin Reedy and Bethany Giebel

  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate these students on their graduation from 
grammar school. I salute them for their remarkable accomplishments in 
and out of the classroom. But most importantly, my best wishes to each 
and every recipient as they enter high school and encounter new and 
exciting challenges.

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