[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 27, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATING NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGIATE ACADEMY

  (Mrs. DAHLKEMPER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. DAHLKEMPER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer congratulations 
to the Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy of Erie, Pennsylvania, 
on their second straight victory at the United States Academic 
Decathlon.
  On Saturday, Collegiate Academy's nine-member Academic Decathlon team 
won the Division II small school title and placed sixth out of 40 
schools overall at the competition in Omaha.
  The students showcased their knowledge in 10 subjects: music, art, 
language and literature, science, history, economics, essay, interview, 
speech, and math.
  Coach Colleen Holmes led these bright students to victory and helped 
four team members--Rachel Vandevert, Bronte Seath, Stan Tuznik, and 
Reeve Hunsaker--earn individual medals at the competition. Sean Carney, 
Ben Engel, John Luke Galla, Cullen Skinner, and Rose Heid rounded out 
this champion team.
  On behalf of the United States House of Representatives, 
congratulations to Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy's Academic 
Decathlon team on this great victory and on your future successes.

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