[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 27, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATING THE ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL CONSTITITION TEAM

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                           HON. DAVID DREIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 27, 2010

  Mr. DREIER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Arcadia 
High School, AHS, Constitution Team on their first place finish in the 
23rd annual ``We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution,'' 
contest which was held in Washington, DC this past weekend and 
concluded Monday evening.
  The AHS team represented the entire state of California in the 
competition, which tests students' knowledge of the U.S. Constitution, 
the Bill of Rights and American democracy. After spending time with 
this outstanding group of students last week, I was confident they 
would take their knowledge of and dedication to learning about the 
Constitution and turn it into a great win for Arcadia and California.
  After winning local and state competitions, these students proved 
themselves champions at the final competition here in our nation's 
capital. The City of Arcadia and the entire San Gabriel Valley should 
be very proud of these outstanding students.
  On Monday, after three days of simulated congressional hearings 
testing the students' knowledge of constitutional principles, which 
were judged by a panel of constitutional scholars, lawyers, journalists 
and government leaders, the AHS team was announced the winners of this 
year's competition.
  I believe very firmly in the tremendous importance of understanding 
our history and the principles on which our nation was founded. These 
students should be commended for their mastery of our founding 
documents and the words of our founding fathers, and I enthusiastically 
congratulate them on their success.
  The AHS Constitution Team's victory is a testament not just to the 
hard work and dedication of these students, but also the guidance and 
commitment of their teacher Kevin Fox and coaches Gary Kovacic, Jim 
Romo, Bob Garrett and Karyn McCreary.
  The members of the AHS Constitution Team are: Robel Abdella, Wini 
Addanki, Pallavi Bugga, Madyson Cassidy, Andrew Chang, Winston Chang, 
Greg Chen, Ruodi Duan, Daphne Fan, Kathy Garcia, Jamie Griswold, Derek 
Ha, Jennifer Hang, Lauren Hanna, Frank Huang, Rayla Hylbom, Michael 
Kallin, Amanda Kallis, Jesse Li, Andrew Lin, Sangavi Pari, Tim Semenov, 
Joanna Shen, Kiko Sunata, Bonnie Tam, Andrew Taylor, Catherine Tong and 
Shen Wang.

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