[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 84 (Monday, June 7, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S4615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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            RECOGNIZING FRENCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC TEAM

 Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I wish today to recognize the 
achievements of five very bright students from the Frenchtown High 
School Academic Team. While academic extracurricular activities may not 
receive recognition as often as they should, these young individuals 
have put their brains over brawn to steal the spotlight by qualifying 
for the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence Championship, 
taking them over 2000 miles away from their hometown of Frenchtown, 
Montana to our Nation's Capital.
  The Frenchtown High School Academic Team is here today because of 
hard work. Taylor Amundsen, Joseph Taylor, Eamon Thomasson, Mary Brooks 
and Michael Rebarchik have gathered in their advisor's, Merle Johnston, 
class room during their lunchtime and afterschool for practice. They 
competed against bigger schools and won. This season at the Brainfreeze 
competition, held on their home turf, the Frenchtown team went ten 
rounds undefeated and went on to edge out their rivals, Billings 
Skyview for the championship trophy.
  This weekend at the national tournament they proudly represented 
Montana. I congratulate the academic team and their advisor Merle 
Johnston. These outstanding young people are the future of our Nation, 
and I know they will continue to make Montana proud.

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