[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 67 (Thursday, May 19, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S5529]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL

 Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I come to the floor today, to 
congratulate students from Central Academy High School in Des Moines, 
IA, who competed in national finals of the ``We the People: The Citizen 
and the Constitution'' program in Washington, DC, earlier this month. 
The students won the Unit Three Award at the competition. This was the 
second year in a row that students from Michael Schaffer's government 
classes have won this prestigious recognition. These outstanding young 
Iowans competed against classes from every State in the country, and 
earned the highest score by demonstrating a remarkable understanding of 
the fundamental ideals and values of American constitutional 
government. Clearly, the future of democracy is in good hands, as 
demonstrated by the skill, knowledge and poise shown by these students.
  I recognize and salute the students from Des Moines and surrounding 
suburbs who were involved in the competition: Emily Burney, Julia 
Busiek, Kate Conlow, Tim Di Iulio, Jon Hill, Lisa Jefferson, Alix 
Lifka-Reselman, Phillip R. Miller, Ben Miller-Todd, David Nolan, 
Caroline Rendon, Andrew Tatge, Erin Turner, Emily Yarn.
  The ``We the People'' program is administered by the Center for Civic 
Education. It is the most extensive program of its kind, reaching more 
than 26 million students in elementary, middle, and high schools. In 
Iowa, ``We the People'' is coordinated by Linda Martin and Ivette 
Bender is the district coordinator for the area that serves Des Moines. 
I salute them also for their hard work and dedication to this excellent 
program.

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