[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 60 (Tuesday, May 4, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S4829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING CAMILLE SCHMIDT

 Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I rise today to honor and 
congratulate an Idaho student who has achieved national recognition for 
exemplary volunteer service in her community. Camille Schmidt of 
Pocatello has been named one of the Nation's top youth volunteers by 
the 2004 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program. This honor is 
conferred on only one high school student and one mid-level student in 
each State. I applaud Camille's efforts to improve her community.
  Camille has spent the past 2 years working to restore windows in her 
school's library that were removed in the early 1980s. When Camille 
began attending Pocatello High School, she noticed 8-foot-tall indents 
in the school walls and realized they were once windows. She found 
yearbooks that contained pictures of the school before the windows were 
taken out, and was inspired to restore them. She received approval to 
begin working on the restoration from the superintendent, and met with 
an architect to discuss the project. So far, Camille has raised more 
than $10,000 of the needed $15,000 for the project. To raise the 
necessary funds, she has distributed brochures, spoken at class 
reunions and student assemblies, contacted the news media, and even 
obtained a grant. To date, four of the eight windows have been 
replaced. Next year, the student government and the National Honor 
Society will take over the project until all of the school's windows 
are restored.
  Camille has demonstrated an extraordinary level of commitment and 
accomplishment and deserves our admiration and respect. She has played 
an important role in her community and serves as an example to her 
peers. I join with her family and friends in honoring her commitment to 
the state of Idaho.

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