[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1448]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


TRIBUTE TO TRACY PATTON, 2010 STATE WINNER OF LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 
                              COMPETITION

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 28, 2010

  Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Tracy Patton and 
congratulate her as a state winner of the Library of Congress 2010 
Letters About Literature competition.
  Letters About Literature is a program developed by the Library of 
Congress in partnership with Target Stores and state Centers for the 
Book. It aims to promote reading and writing to young people in fourth 
through twelfth grades across the nation. Students are encouraged to 
read a book, then write a letter to the author, dead or alive, 
conveying their appreciation for the book and its impact on their 
lives. More than 70,000 students from across the nation that entered 
the contest, a 25% increase from last year's competition.
  The Letters About Literature competition divided students into three 
divisions by age, and the top letter from each age level were chosen 
from the states. Level three included all high school students, in 
ninth through twelfth grades. Tracy was chosen as the Level 3 state 
winner for 2010 by West Virginia's panel of judges, comprised of 
authors, editors, publishers, librarians, and teachers. She addressed 
her letter to renowned playwright and poet William Shakespeare, about 
his tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Tracy is from Charleston, West Virginia 
and attends Capital High School. Tracy's teacher, Rosalie Blaul, 
submitted this winning letter.
  It is an honor to pay tribute to Tracy Patton, a student that has 
committed herself to scholarship in reading and writing. Bright young 
minds such as hers are truly the future of the Mountain State, and I 
wish her congratulations.

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