[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 77 (Friday, June 4, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1036]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING KRISTOPHER TANTILLO ON HIS SELECTION TO REPRESENT 
          FLORIDA AT THE NATIONAL PANASONIC ACADEMIC CHALLENGE

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 3, 2004

  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Kristopher Tantillo, a high school student who attends Lincoln Park 
Academy in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Kristopher was recently selected as 
one of six students in Florida to represent the State at the National 
Panasonic Academic Challenge to be held this June.
  The 17th annual Panasonic Academic Challenge is a ``quiz-bowl''-type 
tournament in which teams of our nation's top students test their 
knowledge with difficult questions in mathematics, science, English, 
social studies, fine arts, foreign language, and computer science. This 
Academic Challenge, started years ago as a small local effort, has now 
blossomed into one of the premier high school academic tournaments in 
the United States, involving thousands of students from every state and 
U.S. territory.
  Kristopher Tantillo exemplifies exceptional academic skills and 
scholarship, and I hope that he will continue to dedicate himself to 
further study and academic opportunities. Once again, I offer my 
congratulations to Kristopher on this noble achievement and wish the 
best of luck to him in all of his future endeavors.

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