[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 58 (Friday, May 12, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO KATHERINE ROSE MYERS

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of sorth carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 11, 2006

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a truly 
exemplary student and constituent as she prepares to graduate from C.A. 
Johnson Preparatory Academy on May 23, 2006. Not only is Katherine Rose 
Myers valedictorian of her high school, she is a student leader among 
leaders and an outstanding example for all young people.
  Katherine is the daughter of Kenneth Myers, Sr. and Emma McGraw Myers 
of Columbia, South Carolina. She has grown up in the same home where 
her mother was raised. However, she made a different choice than her 
mother regarding her high school education. Katherine's mother helped 
integrate a nearby high school during the early days of desegregation. 
Although Katherine could have chosen to attend any high school in her 
school district, she chose to go to C.A. Johnson, the neighborhood 
school. She felt very strongly about her choice, telling the local 
newspaper ``It's my community and it's a nurturing environment.''
  It is certainly an environment in which Katherine thrived. 
Academically, she earned a 4.93 grade point average and has been 
recognized as a National Achievement Finalist, Palmetto Fellow Scholar 
and an Academic All-Star. Outside the classroom, Katherine has been a 
student leader as well. Her peers elected her to serve as Student Body 
President, and she is on the leadership team of the Fellowship of 
Christian Athletes. She is a varsity member of the Lady Hornets 
Basketball team and the track team. During the summer of 2005, 
Katherine was chosen to attend the prestigious Palmetto Girls State 
where she was chosen by her peers to serve as Governor. To honor this 
significant accomplishment Columbia City Council proclaimed October 5, 
2005 Katherine Myers Day and awarded her the key to the city.
  Despite all of these accomplishments, Katherine still finds the time 
to contribute to her community. She is the former state vice president 
of the L.M. Atkinson Federated Youth Club Ladies of Essence and a 
Senior Cadette in the Girl Scouts Council of the Congaree Area. She 
also sings in the W.H. Neal Youth Choir at First Nazareth Baptist 
Church in Columbia.
  This fall, Katherine will attend Furman University in Greenville, 
South Carolina as the recipient of the Herman W. Lay Scholarship, and 
will study political science. Prior to beginning her college 
experience, Katherine has already been selected to be one of ten Furman 
incoming freshmen to study in China for three weeks in July.
  Mr. Speaker, I invite you and my colleagues to join me in commending 
Katherine Rose Myers as a leader of tomorrow. She has demonstrated that 
she will be a young person to watch in the coming years, and I will 
certainly be following her progress.

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