[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22774]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGHLIGHTER

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2002

  Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the students 
and staff members involved with Rocky Mountain High School's student 
newspaper, Highlighter, for winning the 2002 Colorado High School Press 
Association Newspaper Sweepstakes for the second consecutive year on 
October 3, 2002.
  Under the guidance of Rocky Mountain Highlighter newspaper advisor 
and language arts teacher Stephen Wahlfeldt, these dedicated and 
resourceful students worked tirelessly through the school year to 
create an informative and professional newspaper. The Lobos ultimately 
achieved victory over 63 other participating schools in the 
Sweepstakes, and kept the title of ``Colorado's best high school 
newspaper'' in Fort Collins for at least another year, through six 
first-place and three second-place awards.
  Crucial wins in the individual categories came from Erin Ortmeier for 
Critical review writing; Leigh Pogue, Baker Machado, and Ortmeier for 
Sports Feature story; Joy Bloser and Brett Burnett for Feature 
Photograph; Kristen Frank and Burnett for Sports Photograph; and Jenny 
Ackerson, Carolyn Whitten and Burnett for Front Page Layout. The Rocky 
Mountain Highlighter also proved its superiority in the esteemed 
General Excellence category. Additionally, Jack Meiter, Kendall Miller 
and Burnett won second-place for Personal Opinion Column, as did Brent 
Barentine for Graphic Illustration. The entire staff collaborated to 
place second the Headlines category.
  These journalists involved in Highlighter are commended for their 
achievements and praised for their pursuit of excellence. These young 
men and women are primary examples of the vast potential of future 
generations. Go Lobos!

                          ____________________