[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                    RECOGNIZING LaGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL

 Mr. CASSIDY. Madam President, I rise today to speak to the 
fortitude of the students, faculty, and staff of LaGrange High School. 
Located in Lake Charles, LA, LaGrange High School educates over 1,000 
students and is led by their Principal Monica Guillory. As you may 
know, on top of a global pandemic, southwest Louisiana was ravaged by 
two major hurricanes last year. In most cases, people would try to 
return to some sense of normalcy or return to the status quo following 
a deadly virus and multiple natural disasters. However, the LaGrange 
High School girls' basketball team, known as the Lady Gators, would not 
accept the status quo. Led by head coach La'Keem Holmes, and assistant 
coaches Patrick Woodard, Sharde Henry, and Sean Andress, these ladies 
carried their school and community through troubled waters and became 
back-to-back Class 4A State champions. This is the first school in the 
Lake Charles area to be State champions back-to-back. These young women 
gave their community something to rally behind during hard times, the 
purple and white. What a gift that is. It is my honor to visit them and 
learn of all the great things they are accomplishing.

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