[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 54 (Thursday, May 4, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING STUDENTS FROM WYNDMERE HIGH SCHOOL

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                           HON. EARL POMEROY

                            of north dakota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 4, 2000

  Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Speaker, on May 6th through 8th of this year, high 
school students from across the country will compete in the national 
finals of the ``We the People * * * The Citizen and the Constitution'' 
program. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 
students of Wyndmere High School of Wyndmere, North Dakota, who will 
represent my home state in this event. These students have worked hard 
to reach this stage of the competition and have demonstrated a thorough 
understanding of the principals underlying our constitutional 
democracy.
  We the People is the most extensive program in the country designed 
to teach students the history and philosophy of the Constitution and 
the Bill of Rights. The three-day national competition is modeled after 
hearings held in the United States Congress. These mock hearings 
consist of oral presentations by the student participants before a 
panel of adult judges. The students testify as constitutional experts 
before a ``congressional committee'' of judges representing various 
regions of the country and appropriate professional fields. The 
students' testimony is followed by a question and answer period during 
which the judges test students on their depth of understanding and 
ability to apply their constitutional knowledge. The knowledge these 
students have acquired to reach the national level of this competition 
is truly impressive.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize by name our talented 
representatives from Wyndmere High School, of Wyndmere, North Dakota: 
Brian Boyer, Mandy David, Julie Dotzenrod, Elisabeth Foertsch, Alissa 
Haberman, Lindsey Heitcamp, Daniel Hodgson, Jesse Nelson, Kari Schultz, 
Amy Score, John Totenhagen, and Bobbi Ann Ulvestad.
  I would also like to recognize and thank their teacher, David 
Hodgson, for his critical role in these students' success and their 
interest in American government.
  Again, Mr. Speaker, I would like to welcome the student team from 
Wyndmere High School to Washington, and wish them the very best of 
luck. They have made all of us in North Dakota very proud.

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