[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 77 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S5451]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO TWO CALIFORNIA STUDENTS

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I would like to honor two 
students from my State of California: Heidi Bowerman and Katie Olson. 
They have been selected to present their award winning projects at the 
National Museum of American History on June 12, 2002.
  The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History is 
celebrating National History Day by reflecting on this year's theme: 
Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History. The program asks students to 
research history topics of their choice related to the year's theme, 
and then create exhibits, performances, documentaries and papers, which 
they then enter in competitions at the district, State and national 
levels. Heidi and Katie's projects were two of seventeen projects that 
were selected out of more than half a million students across America.
  Katie's exhibit is titled: ``Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.'' Katie attends 
Santa Rose High School in Santa Rosa, CA, and her teachers were Will 
Dunn and Whitney Olson.
  Heidi's performance is titled: ``Aristocracy to Communism: The 
Revolution that Reformed a Nation.'' Heidi attends Alta Sierra 
Intermediate School in Clovis, CA, and her teachers were Carole Smoot 
and Linda Linder.
  I am so proud to have two accomplished young women representing the 
State of California in receiving this impressive award. Their 
achievements, along with the other student award winners, should serve 
as an inspiration to all students.

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