[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 25, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E837-E838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (JROTC) 
               ACADEMIC TEAM OF WHITE STATION HIGH SCHOOL

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                            HON. STEVE COHEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 25, 2019

  Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Junior 
Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) academic team from White 
Station High School in Memphis for winning the JROTC Academic National 
Championship on Sunday. The team, one of 32 invited to compete for the 
national championship at Catholic University of America in Washington, 
consists of rising senior Catherine Hu and rising juniors Johnnie 
Walton, Michael Golden and Diran Tan. Their teacher-coach is Sergeant 
Major Karen Boldin.
  The academic championship process began with a written test in 
October with questions from math, science, history and other academic 
areas. Previous levels of competition narrowed the field to 1,200 
teams, then just 32 who began their rounds on Friday. Michael Golden 
had the final winning answer to a question about a monument in a 
British city and deserves a special shout-out.

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  JROTC is a great program that typically leads to academic success 
after high school and potentially to careers as officers in the 
military services. The White Station team returns to Memphis as 
National Champions and I look forward to meeting with the team and with 
students, faculty and staff at White Station in the weeks ahead. They 
have made us proud.

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