[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 17, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRATULATING JACK YATES HIGH SCHOOL LIONS

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, there are many, many important 
issues that we will be debating over the next couple of days. I look 
forward to being engaged in helping America.
  But all of us believe in saluting our youth, and so I rise today to 
salute Jack Yates High School in Houston, Texas. I salute them because 
of their achievement when things were going wrong. They are the AAAA 
State Champions in basketball, but they are rated as the number 1 high 
school basketball team in the Nation. So we stand here in the Congress 
saying thank you to young men that not only know how to play sports and 
basketball, but also know how to play the game of academics.
  Let me salute their principal, Principal Mumphrey; their coach, Coach 
Wise; and all of the team, both the starting five and others, who 
showed courage and showed character. During the game Saturday at the 
Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, they suffered injuries. But they didn't 
give up, they didn't give out, and they didn't give up. They stood 
tall; they played; they ordered themselves, and they won this game. 
They have had a no-loss season.
  They should be commended because they also stand for character. They 
have served their community. I'm proud of the Lions in Winter. Jack 
Yates High School should be congratulated.

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