[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 34 (Tuesday, March 8, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E430]
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             HONORING 8TH GRADERS AT CARLISLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 8, 2011

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the achievements 
of the eighth-grade students at Carlisle Middle School in Carlisle, 
Iowa. These students recently finished first in the nation in the FBI's 
Safe Online Surfing (SOS) Internet Challenge in December 2010.
  The SOS Internet Challenge is a national competition that seeks to 
educate elementary and middle school students about the importance of 
safety when using the internet. The topics include protecting personal 
information, online predators, cyberbullying, instant messaging, social 
networking, copyright, and more. Scores in this competition are 
determined by a series of web-based quizzes the students take after 
completing the program. Over 1,000 eighth-grade students from 47 
schools in 17 states participated in the December SOS Internet 
Challenge.
  The Carlisle Middle School eighth-grade students completed the SOS 
Internet Challenge under the direction of their technology instructor 
Julie Thompson. While the class as a whole placed first in the 
challenge, those students who received the top scores were Bailey 
Garner, Kaleigh Haus, Max Becker, Lynn Huang, and Josh Hagedorn. These 
five students were awarded FBI bags that included school supplies and 
certificates.
  I commend the eighth-grade students at Carlisle Middle School for 
their exemplary work in the SOS Internet Challenge. In this world of 
advanced technology that allows for increased networking, it is 
imperative that our children know how to keep themselves and their 
personal information safe.
  I know that my colleagues in the United States Congress will join me 
in congratulating these students on their accomplishments. It is an 
honor to serve as their representative, and I wish them the best of 
luck in the future.

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