[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 84 (Friday, June 21, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1124]
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         CONGRATULATING THE STUDENTS OF RURAL POINT ELEMENTARY

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                            HON. ERIC CANTOR

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 21, 2002

  Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and honor seven 
outstanding fourth-graders from Rural Point Elementary School's Odyssey 
of the Mind team on the occasion of winning the World Finals 
Competition in Boulder, Colorado on May 25, 2002.
  These students from Hanover County, Virginia participated in the 
Odyssey of the Mind program, which promotes problem-solving and team-
building skills for students from elementary through high school. The 
Rural Point team won county and state honors before competing in the 
World Finals in Boulder, Colorado against 48 other teams. In the World 
Finals, they performed a skit entitled ``The Ostrich Factor.'' The 
students creatively designed a farm skit starring Leafy Romaine, 
Headlock Holmes (Cauliflower), Big Cheese, carrot, potato, broccoli, 
and corn to answer the unsettling question of why apples are 
disappearing from the farm trees.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating the seven students on 
the team, Ben Davis, Tyler Burnette, James Thompson, Ted Westrick, 
Jonathan Bennett, Jimmy Thorne and Douglas Tibbett and their head 
coach, Annie Tibbett. Their creativity and team spirit have earned them 
this impressive honor and will undoubtedly serve them well in the 
future.

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