[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 56 (Tuesday, May 3, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E855-E856]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TRIBUTE TO KAHUKU HIGH AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
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HON. ED CASE
of hawaii
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Mr. CASE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend my deepest
congratulations to the incredible students of Kahuku High and
Intermediate School for their great achievement in winning 4th place at
the national finals of the We the People: The Citizen and the
Constitution program, held in Washington, DC from April 30 to May 2,
2005. These outstanding students from my Oahu's North Shore underwent
months of intensive study and hard-won victories to earn the right to
represent Hawaii in the finals, where they competed against a class
from every state in the country and demonstrated a remarkable
understanding of the fundamental ideas and values of American
constitutional government.
This is the second consecutive year in Hawaii's 9-year history at
this rigorous competition that Kahuku has competed in the final 10.
This is truly a wonderful accomplishment that our whole state is deeply
proud of!
I want to again commend Kahuku's great teacher, Sandra Cashman, for
her unending commitment to her students and for producing new
generations of responsible citizens. Commendations are also in order
for State Coordinator (and State Representative) Lyla Berg and District
Coordinator Carolina Kaanehe for fostering development of what will
surely be our leaders of tomorrow.
However, ultimately this competition is by and about our outstanding
students. So I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations to
each and all of them by entering their names for posterity into our
Congressional Record: Genevieve Allen, Yesenia Arevalo, Amanda Baize,
Bonnie Cameron, Meri Ching, Dannah Christensen, Krystle Corpuz, Oliver
Howells, Lorna Kekua, Jokke Kokkonen, Jacquelyn Lautaha, William Law,
Catalina
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Markowitz, Ajri McArthur, Sara Mirels, Brad Rasmussen, Ashley Rillamas,
Lizette Sauque, Noelle Spring, Shirly Tagayuna, Joseph Trisolini, and
Morgan Wright. You have all done your Hawaii proud, and we wish you
only best wishes and aloha in all of your future endeavors.
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