[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H6014]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRATULATING OMAK AND EPHRATA FFA CHAPTERS

  (Mr. NEWHOUSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my congratulations 
to two central Washington FFA chapters that recently received national 
awards for their creativity, leadership, and commitment to community.
  FFA expects their members to be leaders on campus and foster school 
community. In this respect, the Omak High School FFA has been honored 
as a finalist for the National Model of Innovation Award for 
development of their officer mascot social media challenge. Through 
this campaign, the Omak FFA helped to raise chapter morale and school 
awareness of FFA.
  Not to be outdone, the Ephrata High School FFA is a finalist for the 
National Model of Innovation Award for community development. By 
partnering with the local rotary, Ephrata FFA raised crop signs next to 
fields throughout the region so passing drivers could take interest and 
learn what was growing in the fields.
  As an FFA alumnus myself, I am proud to see the good work that these 
young men and women are doing and wish them the best of luck at the FFA 
national convention in October.

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