[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12675]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    TRIBUTE TO ANGELA PEREZ BARAQUIO

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to pay 
tribute to Angela Perez Baraquio of Honolulu, HI, on being named as 
Miss America 2001.
  Angela received a BA in education from the University of Hawaii, 
Manoa, and earned academic awards in college including: University 
Dean's List, Golden Key National Honor Society Member, 1998-1999, Donna 
Mercado Kim Academic Scholarship, Sibyl Nyborg Haide Student Teaching 
Grant and Evelyn Siu Foo Scholarship in Elementary Education.
  Angela is a K-3rd grade physical education teacher and 5th-8th grade 
coach and athletic director at Holy Family Catholic Academy. She is 
active in her local community as Choir Director at St. Augustine by the 
Sea Catholic Church in Waikiki.
  Her platform, Character in the Classroom: Teaching Values, Valuing 
Teachers, recognizes the important contributions that teachers make in 
our country and encourages the adoption of character development 
programs in schools throughout the United States. Angela aspires to 
complete a Master's degree in Education to accomplish her platform 
goals.
  Angela is visiting New Hampshire for the first time on July 11, 2001. 
She has been invited by the University of New Hampshire to be a keynote 
speaker at ``New Hampshire Celebrates Team Nutrition Day.'' The special 
event held during the University of New Hampshire's 2-week institute 
for school professionals recognizes the efforts of administrators and 
teachers who develop programs that provide nutritional and fitness 
instruction for the youth of the state. Now in its fifth year, the 
institute is the only one of its kind in the United States.
  The Miss America Organization is one of the Nation's leading 
achievement programs and the world's largest provider of scholarships 
for young women. The Miss America Organization provides young women 
with the opportunity to grow personally and professionally while 
instilling a spirit of community service through a variety of 
community-based programs.
  As a former schoolteacher, I commend Angela for her selfless 
dedication to the education of the young people of Hawaii and our 
country. I wish her well as she continues her education and continues 
to enrich the lives of the children in Hawaii.

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