[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 14, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM ON WINNING 
                      THE 2007 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 13, 2007

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, it is with great pride and pleasure that I 
rise to honor the St. Paul's Episcopal School volleyball team on 
winning the 2007 5A state championship.
  In 1947, William S. Mann founded St. Paul's Episcopal School in 
Mobile, Alabama. St. Paul's began with a class of 20 kindergartners, 
and has grown to an enrollment of 1,613 students, making St. Paul's the 
largest Episcopal school in North America.
  Coach Kelli Hillier led the top-ranked and defending 5A champion 
varsity volleyball team to their second consecutive state championship 
earlier this month bringing the total number of volleyball state 
championships to 10. Incredibly, this most recent honor brings the 
number of St. Paul's state championships won this year to 9. Like Coach 
Hillier, I am so proud of her players, and I know they worked hard for 
this great honor.
  The St. Paul's statement of philosophy regarding its athletes states, 
``On the field and off, win or lose, they should be the example of 
honor, integrity, and respect,'' and these young women are certainly no 
exception.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the 
St. Paul's volleyball team on a great season and state championship. 
This school deserves public recognition for this great honor, and I 
extend my congratulations to each member of the team and coaching 
staff:

                 St. Paul's 2007 Volleyball Team Roster

       Names: Katherine White; Grace Copeland; Annie Gonzales; 
     Lenore Lahti; Jennifer Percy; Nancy Taylor; Neal Tisher; 
     Courtenay Martindale; Catherine Rebarchak; Sarah Kitzmann; 
     Johnnie Borries; Robin Jackson.
       Coaching Staff: Head Coach Kelli Hillier and Assistant 
     Coaches Jill Campbell and Sharon Mosley.

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