[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1169]
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             HONORING PARTICIPANTS OF NATIONAL HISTORY DAY

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 8, 2005

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
participants of the 2005 National History Day who will be in Washington 
DC June 16-19th. Specifically I would like to congratulate Filip 
Maksimovic, Alex Grossman, Mary Kate Quinn, Andrew Hastie, Megan Duffy, 
Natasha Steinmann, Connie Ge, Anika Megan McEwan, and all students from 
Colorado who competed in Colorado History Day and qualified to compete 
on the national level.
  Students from grade 6 through 12 have been participating in National 
History Day for the past 25 years. In Colorado 4000 students produced 
dramatic performances, museum-style exhibits, multimedia documentaries 
or research papers all focusing on a central theme of Communication in 
History: The Key to Understanding. The program encourages students to 
take advantage of primary historical resources available to them. 
Students in this program learn how to analyze a variety of primary 
sources such as photographs, letters, diaries, magazines, maps, 
artifacts, sound recordings, and motion pictures. This significant 
academic exercise encourages intellectual growth while helping 
students.to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills that 
will help them manage and use information, now and in the future.
  At the Colorado History Day State Competition on April 23, 2005, held 
at the University of Colorado at Boulder, 54 students qualified to 
represent Colorado at the National History Day competition at the 
University of Maryland, College Park. The projects from students in the 
2nd Congressional District ranged from ``Communication in Irish Step 
Dance,'' to ``Communication through Hobo Code Signs during the Great 
Depression.'' These students represent excellence in their study of 
history and will be able to continue to utilize the skills gained 
through their experience with National History Day into the future.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in commending Filip 
Maksimovic, Alex Grossman, Mary Kate Quinn, Andrew Hastie, Megan Duffy, 
Natasha Steinmann, Connie Ge, and Anika Megan McEwan for their 
achievements at the Colorado History Day and wish them good luck as 
they compete in the 2005 National History Day.

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