[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1642]
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  CONGRATULATING THE CULVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL 
                                  TEAM

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                            HON. KAREN BASS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 8, 2016

  Ms. BASS. Mr. Speaker, today I congratulate the Culver City High 
School Girls Varsity Volleyball Team.
  Under the leadership of Coach Tanner Siegal and Assistant Coach Eriko 
Gambol, for the first time in Culver City High School (CCHS) history, 
the Girls Varsity Volleyball team, the Lady Centaurs, has won the 2016 
California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division 5 Championship.
  I salute the team members for the enthusiasm and competitive play 
that won the team and the school this distinction: Octavia Mott-
Collins, Megan Shimoda, Alyssa Hernandez, Katrina McCoy, Jessica 
Stewart, Carmen Reyna, Destiny Padilla, Jayli Nealy, Haien Anderson, 
Sonya Allen, Sarah Miller, Neusha Parsa, McKenna Stevens, Lena Johnson, 
Layla Grant Lauren Tishkoff, Krista Hernandez.
  I would also like to recognize the many people who dedicated time and 
energy to the team's success: first and foremost, the team members' 
parents and guardians; Dr. Joshua Arnold, Culver City Superintendent of 
Education; Dr. Lisa Cooper, CCHS Principal; DuBois McMillan, Assistant 
Principal for Athletics; Tom Salter, Athletic Director; and last but 
not least, the Culver City High School Band and Cheerleaders, who 
participated in both home and away games.
  No team reaches the top of its division without a passion for 
improving both individual skills and its strengths as a team. Becoming 
Division 5 Champions required that the Lady Centaurs give their best 
effort at every practice, demonstrate good sportsmanship, and build 
their teamwork from one game to the next.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting the Culver City High 
School Girls Varsity Volleyball team for its outstanding achievement in 
winning the 2016 CIF Division 5 Championship.

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