[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 173 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H8655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CONGRATULATIONS TO SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, last Friday my alma mater, South Park High 
School, made history as their football team, the Sparks, brought home 
the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championship 
to Buffalo.
  The Sparks played in front of a crowd of 3,000 at the Carrier Dome in 
Syracuse. The team capped off a record-breaking 12-1 season by 
defeating Our Lady of Lourdes by a score of 49-46.
  The team's win was a storybook ending to a historic season. Most 
members of the team have been playing together since Little League, and 
this close-knit group became the first ever Buffalo City School to win 
a State championship.
  I stand today as a proud South Park graduate to congratulate the 
team, coaches, parents, and Principal Terri Schuta, my friend and 
classmate, for claiming the State title for Buffalo and South Park High 
School.

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