[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 96 (Thursday, June 16, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E938-E939]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SEVEN LAKES HIGH SCHOOL'S ALEX PRATT WINS SECOND PLACE IN STATE ESSAY 
                                CONTEST

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 16, 2016

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Seven Lakes High 
School senior Alex Pratt for winning second place in our state essay 
contest.
  In addition to playing football and running track for his school, 
Alex received the second-place award in the editorial contest of the 
annual Law Day competition. This contest is sponsored by the State Bar 
of Texas. The theme of the state essay contest derived from the 50th 
anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court case, Miranda v. Arizona. His 
essay titled, ``Miranda: More Than Words: How the Sins of the Past Have 
Shaped a Better Present'', explores the procedural protections

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granted to everyone by the U.S. Constitution. The competition was open 
to all state bar associations, that selected local winners in each of 
three competition categories. The Katy Bar Association chose Alex's 
composition for its editorial submission.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to Alex Pratt for winning second place in the 
annual Law Day competition. Thank you for bringing this prestigious 
honor to Seven Lakes High School. We expect more great things from Alex 
in the future.

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