[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 136 (Wednesday, October 16, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S10566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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        10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CAB CALLOWAY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

 Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, we often talk about how best to 
encourage the talents of our young citizens. In my home town of 
Wilmington, DE, there is a school that fulfills that mission literally, 
and with great success--the Cab Calloway School of the Arts, which will 
celebrate its 10th anniversary at a ceremony on Friday, November 22, 
2002.
  Cab Calloway students have performed in prestigious venues from New 
York City to Washington, DC. Our colleague, Senator Clinton, has been 
in their audience, as have Secretary of State Powell and members of the 
National Governors Association. They have earned recognition in the 
National Shakespeare Competition, the Delaware Theatre Company's Young 
Playwright's Festival, and various vocal and band competitions.
  In the visual arts, Cab Calloway students have won repeatedly in 
Delaware's Youth in Art Month Flag Competition, and their work has been 
included in the Delaware Foundation for the Visual Arts Calendar. When 
artists were invited to decorate downtown Wilmington with dinosaurs 
this past spring, a Cab Calloway student designed and made sculpture 
was in the display. Visual arts students have also worked with the 
March of Dimes to create educational materials, and they have been 
honored with Regional Scholastic Art Awards.
  That would be impressive as the whole story, but it is just one 
chapter. Cab Calloway students have excelled academically, earning as 
many honors for their work in the classroom as for their talents on the 
stage or in the studio. The school has been recognized for its 
innovative programs, and it proudly boasts the best attendance record 
among all secondary schools in the district.
  For a decade, Cab Calloway has given many of our State's most 
talented young citizens a chance to excel as student-artists. It is a 
true success story in public education, and we in Delaware are very 
proud to congratulate the administration, faculty, students and their 
families, as we all join to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Cab 
Calloway School of the Arts.

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