[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 11, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING THE 2010 MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL WE THE PEOPLE TEAM

  (Mr. SABLAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, once again the students of Mount Carmel 
School have won the honor to represent the Northern Mariana Islands in 
the annual We the People competition. Mount Carmel has a tradition of 
excellence in speech and debate and this year's group of orators 
continued that tradition with distinction.
  The competition is directed by the Center for Civic Education and 
funded by Congress through the Education for Democracy Act. This is a 
program we should continue to support. I watched the Mount Carmel 
students testify in a simulated congressional hearing on constitutional 
issues they had studied in the We the People: The Citizen & the 
Constitution textbook. They are nothing short of impressive in their 
knowledge and their understanding of the historical basis and the 
philosophical concepts underlying the document that established our 
national government.
  Let me acknowledge each student by name:
  Matthew Aquino
  Geza Baka III
  Maria Balajadia
  Ryanne Camacho
  Ericka Celestino
  John Edward Elenzano
  Ji Yeon Kim
  Min Seong Kim
  Savana Manglona
  Ivan Matala
  Nicoli Matala
  Anthony Sablan
  Nicolas Sablan
  Troy Villafuerte
  Brittany Yamagata
  Calvin Yang
  Joseph Yoon.

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