[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 46 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S1895]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO SEAN O'DONNELL AND IVANNA FRITZ

 Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, this week I have the distinct honor 
of recognizing Sean O'Donnell and Ivanna Fritz of Flathead County for 
their recent induction into the Montana Forensic Educations Association 
Coaches Hall of Fame.
  Sean O'Donnell, a lifelong Montanan has spent the majority of his 
life in Kalispell, MT. Mr. O'Donnell attended Carrol College in Helena, 
MT, and it was here that Sean fell in love with coaching high school 
speech and debate. After graduation, he went back to Kalispell to teach 
and went on to join the Flathead coaching staff in 1992. Over the past 
22 years, Mr. O'Donnell has gone on to win 10 State championships, as 
well as winning Class AA coach of the year twice.
  Ivanna Fritz, from eastern Montana, fell in love with speech and 
debate in college, which she took as a requirement for a communication 
degree. Ms. Fritz then went on to coach high school speech in debate, 
joining the Flathead coaching staff in 1995, until taking up a teaching 
position at Glacier High School in 2007, where she teaches and coaches 
today. Ivanna has won a total of 13 State championships, along with 
winning Class AA coach of the year.
  I congratulate Sean O'Donnell and Ivanna Fritz, for their remarkable 
journey of 20 years of teaching and coaching in Flathead County. I look 
forward to seeing their continued success.

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