[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 65 (Thursday, May 12, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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    CONGRATULATING NEWARK COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM

  (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Newark 
Community High School boys basketball team on their 2011 Illinois class 
1A championship title. This is a great accomplishment; and their team, 
coaches, and the entire Newark community should be very proud.
  Newark, Illinois, is a town of less than a thousand people. It is 
symbolic of our great Nation and is a place I am honored to represent. 
Newark High School, with a total enrollment of less than 200 students, 
has never before won the State championship. Coach Rick Tollefson, head 
coach of the Newark Norsemen, has been with the program for 5 years and 
in that time has led the Norsemen to three consecutive sectional 
championships as well as this year's State title. It has certainly been 
an exciting time for this close-knit community.
  On behalf of the House of Representatives, I would like to personally 
congratulate everyone who made Newark history this year, as well as 
those who made it possible--the school's administrators and the entire 
Newark community. I appreciate their hard work and dedication to this 
basketball program and to the students of Newark High School. 
Congratulations on a job well done.

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