[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 2, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H886]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING CARTER SMITH

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize and congratulate Carter Smith of Cresson, Pennsylvania. 
Carter has accepted a fully qualified appointment to the United States 
Military Academy at West Point. Carter is the son of Gary and Holly 
Lynne Smith.
  As a student at Penn Cambria High School, Carter was heavily involved 
in the speech club, theater, and the National Honor Society, as well as 
both the football and basketball teams.
  In addition to having a long resume of extracurricular activities, 
Carter has excelled in the classroom as well, maintaining a 4.0 GPA.
  April Gergely, Carter's English teacher, had nothing but positive 
things to say about him in her letter of recommendation.
  She said: ``Carter stood out as an extremely hardworking, 
intelligent, perceptive, detail-oriented, honest, reliable, and mature 
student.''
  I am confident Carter's experience in and out of the classroom will 
serve him well as he looks forward to this exciting new phase of life.
  I thank Carter for his commitment to our Nation, and I wish him the 
best of luck at West Point.

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