[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 153 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1992]
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        CONGRATULATING THE 2010 PENN HIGH SCHOOL SPELL BOWL TEAM

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                           HON. JOE DONNELLY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 29, 2010

  Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
the Penn High School Spell Bowl team of Mishawaka, Indiana for winning 
at the Division I Indiana Academic Spell Bowl held at Purdue University 
on November 13, 2010. Penn won with a perfect score, and has now won or 
tied for first place in the Class I Division with perfect scores since 
1999.
  Spell Bowl team members included Maddy Anderson, Maaz Arif, Nitin 
Arora, Nisha Bhatt, Alex Cao, Christy Chang, Laura Harmon, Austin 
Heckaman, Leah Hershberger, Yifei Hu, Jenny Huang, Richard Jung, Neena 
Kallookulangara, Marija Lapkus, James McGinness, Sheena Shah, Nithin 
Varadharajan, and Andy Wang. They are coached by Peter De Kever.
  Mr. De Kever noted that their goal was not only winning, but doing so 
with a perfect score. He said, ``They executed perfectly and all their 
hard work came to fruition.'' The team practices centered on 
repetition, and they wrote an estimated 30,000 words this season as 
part of the training. Again, I offer my congratulations to the members 
of the Penn High School Spell Bowl team for their accomplishments 
throughout the competition.

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