[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 53 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HERITAGE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL 2002 WISCONSIN ``WE THE PEOPLE'' 
                               CHAMPIONS

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 1, 2002

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, at the end of the Constitutional Convention 
in 1787, our great statesman Benjamin Franklin was asked, ``What have 
you wrought?'' He replied, ``A republic, if you can keep it.''
  Two hundred years later, the Center for Civic Education, created by 
Act of Congress and funded by the U.S. Department of Education, began 
working with our nation's elementary and secondary students to help 
them understand the enduring relevance of that statement. Since the 
inception of the ``We the People'' program in 1987, more than 26 
million students and 82 thousand educators have participated in the 
Center's outstanding program to promote civic competence and 
participation.
  Our founding fathers recognized that ultimately a free society must 
depend upon the civic virtue of its citizens, and that our schools have 
an important mission to prepare students to become informed, 
responsible citizens. Heritage Christian High School's social studies 
teacher Tim Moore certainly understands the important role of schools 
in promoting democratic values and an involved citizenry. In the seven 
years that Heritage Christian has participated in the ``We the People'' 
program, Mr. Moore's students have won first place in the Wisconsin 
state competition five separate times!
  The students from Heritage Christian have truly been inspired to 
academic excellence, and have demonstrated an impressive knowledge of 
the fundamental principles of our nation's constitutional democracy. It 
is with great pride that I recognize their outstanding achievement, and 
commend them for their exemplary commitment to the study of 
constitutional issues.
  This year's representatives from Heritage Christian High School are: 
Sarah Bohl, Tim Bruce, Tim Cisler, Liz Culver, Jordan Hawkins, Joe 
Hense, Joanna Hinks, David Kludt, Amy Krejcarek, Brad Larson, Paul 
Lorenz, Tim Melville, Jon Pickens, Ashley Ramsland, Erik Skoglund, 
Meredith Spry, Courtney Van der Ploeg, and Andrew Wier.
  Congratulations, and best wishes for continued success in this year's 
national competition in Washington, D.C.!

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