[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 54 (Thursday, April 26, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S3989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               WILSON H.S. STUDENTS EXCEL IN COMPETITION

 Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I would like to recognize a group 
of students from Wilson High School in Florence, SC who recently 
participated in the ``We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
Constitution'' national finals in Washington, D.C. April 21-23. They 
tested their knowledge of American constitutional government against 49 
other student groups from across the country in a familiar format to 
those of us in the Senate, a congressional hearing. During the 
simulated hearing, students testified as constitutional experts before 
a panel of judges. Fifteen students, led by their teacher Yvonne 
Rhodes, represented Wilson at the competition. They were: Lakisha 
Boston, Lynette Carr, Christine Chen, Rebecca Derrick, Ashunti 
Drummond, Elizabeth Fortnum, Albert Hayward, Anthony Henderson, 
Benjamin Ingram, Janny Liu, Christina Moss, Jason Owens, Anna Stewart, 
Tyler Thomas and Dheepa Varadarajan. I commend these students for their 
impressive performance in the ``We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
Constitution'' program administered by the Center for Civic Education. 
Their interest in the foundation of our government is refreshing and 
will prepare them to become active, responsible citizens and community 
leaders.

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