[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 24, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1071]
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IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF QUINTEN S. WISE ON HIS APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND 
            THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 24, 2005

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to pay special 
tribute to an outstanding young man from Ohio's Fifth Congressional 
District. I am happy to announce that Quinten S. Wise of Waterville, 
Ohio has been offered an appointment to attend the United States 
Military Academy at West Point, New York.
  Quinten's offer of appointment poises him to attend the United States 
Military Academy this fall with the incoming cadet class of 2009. 
Attending one of our nation's military academies is an invaluable 
experience that offers a world-class education and demands the very 
best that these young men and women have to offer. Truly, it is one of 
the most challenging and rewarding undertakings of their lives.
  Quinten brings an enormous amount of leadership, service, and 
dedication to the incoming class of West Point cadets. While attending 
Anthony Wayne High School in Whitehouse, Ohio, Quinten has attained a 
grade point average of 3.95, which places him near the top of his class 
of more than three hundred students. While a gifted athlete, Quinten 
has maintained the highest standards of excellence in his academics, 
choosing to enroll and excel in Advanced Placement classes throughout 
high school. Quinten has been a member of the National Honor Society, 
Honor Roll, and has earned awards and accolades as a scholar and an 
athlete.
  Outside the classroom, Quinten has distinguished himself as an 
excellent student-athlete. On the fields of competition, he has earned 
letters in both Varsity Football and Baseball. Quinten has served as 
class president for four years and was selected as a 2004 delegate to 
the American Legion's Boys State. Quinten's dedication and service to 
the community and his peers has proven his ability to excel among the 
leaders at West Point. I have no doubt that Quinten will take the 
lessons of his student leadership with him to West Point.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Quinten 
S. Wise on his appointment to the United States Military Academy at 
West Point. Our service academies offer the finest military training 
and education available anywhere in the world. I am sure that Quinten 
will do very well during his career at West Point and I ask my 
colleagues to join me in wishing him well as he begins his service to 
the nation.

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