[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 61 (Thursday, April 17, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E642-E643]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN HONOR OF THE SPELLING CHAMPIONS OF THE MULTI-REGIONAL STATE SPELLING 
                                  BEE

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 17, 2008

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, last month, students from all over 
Minnesota met at the St. Cloud Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites to compete 
for the honor of traveling to Washington in May for the Scripps 
National Spelling Bee. I commend all of the students who participated 
for their extraordinary commitment to academics and their brilliance 
and poise under pressure.

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  In particular, I share in all of Minnesota's pride in 8th Grader 
Catherine Cojocaru of Holy Spirit Catholic School in Rochester, 
Minnesota, who will be participating in the National Spelling Bee for 
the second year in a row.
  I also wish to commend the winners of the Central Minnesota Regional 
Spelling Bee who competed amongst 56 students in grades 5 to 8 from 34 
different school districts. These students earned a spot at the State 
Bee: Ali Fuller of Chisago Lakes, Christina Huling of Annandale, Matt 
Schultz of St. Michael-Albertville, and Peter Doyle of Rocori. The 
skill these young men and women showed is truly awe-inspiring. They are 
a real example for us all.

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