[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 17, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H5417-H5418]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING JACKSON TOBISKA, 2003 PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mr. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
honor Jackson Tobiska, a senior at Orange County's High School of the 
Arts, for being selected as a 2003 Presidential Scholar.

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  Jackson is one of 137 winners of this very prestigious award, 
selected nationally by a 32 member commission. It is comprised of 
leaders in education, medicine, law, social services and government, 
and they select the scholars. The scholars are selected based on their 
academic skills, on their community service, and, of course on their 
leadership skills.
  In a time when there are budget cuts that are cutting across our 
education system and when our schools, especially in my home State, are 
suffering, it is refreshing to see that both students and teachers are 
dedicated to academic excellence.
  I am very proud of Jackson for his hard work and for being selected 
as a Presidential Scholar for 2003. He reminds us that with 
determination and with dedication, anything is possible.

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