[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16539-16540]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                           TAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL

 Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a class 
of students from Tahoma High School in Maple Valley, Washington who are 
the champions of the Region One--Western States award of the ``We the 
People . . . the Citizen and the Constitution'' national finals. This 
outstanding group earned the highest cumulative score in their 
geographic region during the first two days of the ``Citizen and the 
Constitution'' national finals, competing against 50 other classes from 
across the country. Their remarkable understanding and appreciation of 
the fundamental ideals and values of American constitutional government 
assure me that this emerging generation will contribute much to the 
future of civic life.
  These Tahoma High School students serve as role models to their 
peers, not

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only by expressing their views and arguments in a poised and mature 
manner, but also by expressing them as they relate to government. I 
commend these students on beginning this important civic dialogue at an 
early age, and sincerely hope that they make it a life-long commitment. 
The honored students, led by Mark Oglesby, are: Adam Baldridge, Mary 
Basinger, Josh Bodily, Sydney Brumbach, Katie Carder, Erica Chavez, 
Elizabeth Dauenhauer, Steven Dekoker, Meaghan Denney, Nathan Dill, 
Marisa Dorazio, Jesse Duncan, Jayson Hart, Jon Hellstom, Carolyn Hott, 
Daniel Lindner, Casey Lineberger, Clark Lundberg, Karrie Pilgrim, 
Michael Pirog, David Rosales, Jason Shinn, Jeremy Sloan, Justin Sly, 
Donny Trieu, Orianna Tucker, Jessica Walker, Raymond Williams, and 
Elizabeth Zaleski.

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