[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E529]
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                     HONORING MS. ZOE SLOAN CALLAN

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                      HON. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 24, 2018

  Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise today 
to recognize Ms. Zoe Sloan Callan for her victory at the New Mexico 
finals of the Poetry Out Loud recitation competition. Ms. Callan is New 
Mexico's representative at the national finals this week.
  Ms. Callan is a freshman at the Native American Community Academy in 
Albuquerque. She earned first place at the 13th Annual New Mexico 
Finals of Poetry Out Loud last month, a competition that featured over 
1,600 students and 35 teachers from across the state.
  Ms. Callan's winning recitation consisted of ``Abecedarian Requiring 
Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian 
Rezervation'' by Natalie Diaz, ``The New Colossus'' by Emma Lazarus, 
and ``Famous'' by Naomi Shihab Nye.
  In recognition of her achievement, Ms. Callan received $200, as well 
as a $500 stipend to purchase poetry books for her school's library. 
She also received an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. with her 
grandmother, Ms. Jackie Miles, to compete in the national finals.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Albuquerque community, I want to 
congratulate Ms. Zoe Sloan Callan on her impressive victory at the New 
Mexico Finals of Poetry Out Loud. We wish her the best of luck in the 
national finals and all her future endeavors.

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