[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 100 (Thursday, July 27, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     A TRIBUTE TO THE 2000 ``SPIRIT OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD'' WINNERS

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 27, 2000

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
participants of my 2000 Spirit of Achievement Award program. In 1982, 
when the current citizens of the 3rd District of Illinois elected me to 
represent them in the United States Congress, I introduced this very 
successful program. Since then, every middle school in the 23rd Ward of 
Chicago annually selects a graduating 8th grade boy and girl who they 
feel represents overall outstanding academic achievement, community 
service and extracurricular activities. Today, it gives me great 
pleasure to recognize the hard work of 28 young achievers and future 
leaders from the 23rd Ward of Chicago.
  St. Jane De Chantal School: Nora Krause and Christopher Paluch; Our 
Lady of Snows School: Amanda Hartman and Jeffrey Mikula; St. Camillus 
School: Amanda Kurmpel and Kevin Jasionowski; St. Bruno School: David 
Szwajnos; St. Rene Elementary School: Anthony Garcia and Catherine 
O'Connell; St. Daniel the Prophet School: Deanna Maida and Paul Bruton; 
and St. Richards School: Monika Dlugopolski and Christopher Dyrdak
  Gloria Dei School: Faith Krasowski and Jeremiah Jurevis; Hale 
Elementary School: Emily Fisher and Xavier Hernandez; Peck Elementary 
School: Maribel Pantoja and Anthony Naranjo; Dore Elementary School: 
Robert Bradel and Jennifer Collins; Kinzie Elementary School: Victoria 
Okrzesik and Patrick Forbes; Byrne Elementary School: Jennifer Turner 
and Ryan Nabor; and Twain Elementary School: Sebastian Gawenda.

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