[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E128]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING THOMAS SINCLAIR AS THE ARKANSAS SPELLING BEE CHAMPION

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 4, 2020

  Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Thomas 
Sinclair of Garland County for his recent victory at the Arkansas State 
Spelling Bee. He will be moving on to compete in the Scripps National 
Spelling Bee in May 2020.
  Thomas is ten years old and is a fifth grader at Jessieville 
Elementary School. After placing 11th in last year's state bee, he 
finished last week as the state's top speller among 50 students in 
third through eighth grades from around the State of Arkansas.
  Seeing the story of Thomas' perseverance from last year and during 
this year's competition, I am reminded of the resilience of much of the 
Fourth District of Arkansas. His is an outstanding example of 
everything that academic excellence and hard work can accomplish.
  I know that he will represent the Fourth District and the State of 
Arkansas well on the national stage. I wish him well in his future 
studies and in his efforts at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

                          ____________________