[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 137 (Tuesday, October 25, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2175]
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   CONGRATULATING THE PENN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF TEAM ON ITS SECOND 
                     CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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                           HON. CHRIS CHOCOLA

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 25, 2005

  Mr. CHOCOLA. Mr. Speaker, Hank Aaron, baseball's all-time homerun 
champion, once said, ``It took me seventeen years to get 3,000 hits in 
baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.''
  As Mr. Aaron can attest, playing golf and being skilled at golf are 
two very different things. Which is why I rise today to note the 
accomplishment of five young women in my district who attend Penn High 
School in Mishawaka, IN.
  These five young women--seniors Julia Potter, Laura Ormson, Erin 
Buttrey, Michelle Fleischman, and freshman Anne Ormson--recently won 
their second consecutive championship at the 33rd Annual Indiana High 
School Athletic Association Girls Golf State Finals tournament.
  The 2-day tournament was held at the Legends of Indiana Golf Course 
in Franklin, IN, where the Penn Kingsmen finished first among a field 
of nine talented golf teams.
  And they did so in dramatic fashion. The team set Indiana State 
finals records for their 18-hole and 36-hole leads, ultimately 
defeating runner-up Noblesville by 32 strokes.
  This was the team's third State title in 4 years under Coach Jim 
Garrett, with three team members--Julia Potter, Anne Ormson, and Laura 
Ormson--finishing among the top nine individual golfers in the entire 
State.
  Mr. Speaker, former President Gerald Ford once expressed this 
sentiment on golf: ``The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, 
the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for what 
wasn't are as much a part of golf as life itself.''
  I couldn't agree more. And I'm sure the parents of these five young 
women agree that the character building lessons they learned on the 
golf course will benefit them throughout their lives.
  On behalf of the constituents of the Second District of Indiana, I 
would like to express our heartfelt congratulations to the Penn High 
School girls golf team for winning the 2005 State title.

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