[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 5987]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              TRIBUTE TO OHIO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

 Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate 
students at Ohio County High School for their First Place finish in the 
Kentucky competition of the ``We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
Constitution'' program and for their advancement to the national 
competition.
  I am proud to share with my colleagues that the class from Ohio 
County High School in Hartford, Kentucky will represent our State in 
the national competition of ``We the People . . . The Citizen and the 
Constitution'' program. These young scholars have worked diligently to 
reach the national finals and through their hands-on experience have 
gained knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles and 
values of our constitutional democracy.
  I wish to acknowledge each of the winning students: Amber Albin, Kyle 
Allen, Rebecca Ashby, Susanna Ashby, Jamie Barnard, Nicole Bellamy, 
Brian Canty, Susan Fields, Sam Ford, Amanda Gilstrap, Crystal Goff, 
Chris Hunt, Leslie Johnson, Andrea Leach, Jason Martin, Jason Mayes, 
Lacey Patterson, Sarah Phillips, Dexter Reneer, Ann Shrewsbury, Luke 
Sims, Keegan Smith, Erika Underwood, Tara Ward, Michelle Westerfield.
  I also would like to recognize and thank their teacher, John Stofer, 
who taught these students and provided the leadership which brought 
them to the final competition of this year's program.
  The ``We the People . . .'' program is designed to educate young 
people about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. During the final 
competition, the students will be challenged in a three-day program 
modeled after Congressional hearings. The students will make oral 
presentations and testify as constitutional experts to a panel of adult 
judges, and then will be questioned and judged on their knowledge and 
grasp of the Constitution. As a strong advocate for the Constitutional 
rights of all Americans, I applaud the efforts of these young people to 
understand and apply Constitutional law to real-life situations.
  My colleagues and I congratulate these Ohio County High School 
students in their Kentucky victory, and wish them all the best in their 
upcoming competition May 6-8, 2000, in Washington, D.C.

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