[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 77 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S5450]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING KELLY CAMPBELL

 Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, today I recognize Kelly Campbell, a 
student at Lebanon High School in Lebanon, VA, who has been chosen to 
make a presentation at the White House Visitors Center during the 
National History Day Celebration.
  Kelly is one of 16 young history scholars from across the country who 
will present their work reflecting this year's National History Day 
theme: Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History. The students' projects 
presented at the White House are part of a larger group of 2,000 
finalists participating in the National History Day national contest at 
the University of Maryland.
  The National History Day Program engages more than one-half million 
participants annually in grades 6 through 12 in 49 states and the 
District of Columbia. The program provides students the analytical and 
research skills that are useful in any area of their lives. Students 
research history topics of their choice related to an annual theme and 
create exhibits, performances, documentaries and papers, which they may 
enter in competitions at the district, State and national levels.
  Kelly will present an exhibit entitled ``The 3 R's: Revolution, 
Reform, Reaction and the Schools of the Freedman's Bureau.''
  During my term as Governor of Virginia, we recognized that there are 
fundamental academic basics that our children must learn if they are to 
be capable, responsible, and contributing citizens, and able to compete 
and succeed in the future. To ensure the success of our school 
children, we implemented high standards and accountability including 
history standards. We believed that Virginia's students should have the 
fundamental knowledge and understanding of their cultural and 
historical heritage that serves as a foundation for preserving a free, 
prosperous and decent society.
  I congratulate Kelly and her fellow historians on their success and 
wish them the best as they compete against students from across the 
country.

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