[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 88 (Tuesday, June 28, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7516-S7517]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      NATIONAL HISTORY DAY PROGRAM

  Mr. OBAMA. Mr. President, from June 12-16, 2005, students from the 
great State of Illinois were invited to Washington, DC, by the National 
History Day Program to present original history projects. This 
scholarly group of students used their critical thinking and research 
skills to create exhibits, documentaries, and performances on the 
theme, ``Communication in History: The Key to Understanding.''
  Congratulations to the national qualifiers and finalists from 
Illinois: Audrey Auyeung, Zoe Netter, Charlotte Cook, Eric Jacobson, 
David Gainski, Lucy Honold, Chelsea Farmer, Brandon Jakub, Kyle 
Schoenfelt, Dakota Smith, Erich Grundman, Charlie Curran, Jonathan 
Taub, Alicia Patten, Peter Contos, Honghe Li, Sebastian Prokuski, Laura 
Muller-Soppart, Tomas Manghi, Elizabeth May, Aruj Chaudhry, Kyle 
Johnson, Kathryn Evans, Laura Guzman, Rebecca Strauss, Andriy Matyukha, 
Sean Gallagher, Brendon Gallagher, Dan Burasinsanga, Gian Santos, Mary 
Kowalkowski, Ellie Terrell, Lauren Brown, Nadine Ibrahim, Annika 
Kolasa, Courtney Kolbe, Marissa Suchyta, David Bailey, Joseph Tepper, 
Tamara Vaughn, Stephanie Ebbs, Lena Walker, Maria Carvell, Robby 
Krajewski, Allyson Schroeder, Elizabeth Hamman, Emily Dennis, Lisa 
Furby, Katie Damron, Andrea Martinelli, Cristen Sawicki, Kelsey 
McMahon, Amelia Wallace, Allison Nichols, Sarah Siegel, Eliseo 
Martinez, and Jessica Drachenberg.

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  Special congratulations to Marrissa Suchyta, the second place winner 
in the junior individual documentary category, and Aruj Chaudhry, the 
third place winner in the senior individual paper category.
  Finally, dedicated Illinois teachers worked throughout the academic 
year with these students so that they could be successful in competing 
with over 500,000 students nationwide.
  Congratulations to their teachers: Angie Carr, Balazs Dibuz, Mario 
Garcia, Melissa Craig, Ron Solberg, Carlton Oquendo, Betsy Brown, 
Patricia Grunde, Ann Patricia Duffy, Leslie Contos, David Barber, 
Sherri Massa, Chris Salituro, Aggie Nowak, Cathy Bednar, Peggy Hall-
Heineman, Patricia Grimmer, Sandra Koehler, Janet Kelsey, Chris DeMato, 
Barry Bradford, Claire Finn, Therese Hawkins, Sandra Koehler, and 
Claire Finn.
  I commend these students on their achievements and encourage them to 
continue their pursuit of academic excellence.

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