[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10377-10378]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF LEWIS & CLARK: A STUDENT EXPLORATION OF ECOLOGY, 
                 HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY OF THE EXPEDITION

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                            HON. RAY LaHOOD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 12, 2002

  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, June 16, 2002, a group of 
nineteen students and five teachers from Jacksonville High School in 
Jacksonville, Illinois are embarking on a journey that will follow the 
footsteps of

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Lewis & Clark. The students will be focusing on environmental ethics, 
ecology, geography and historical issues. Throughout their seventeen-
day journey through the Dakotas and Montana, the students will meet 
with historians and biologists to discuss the impact of humans on this 
land since the early 1800's. Following their trip, the students and 
teachers will be presenting their historic environmental journey to 
schools and community groups. The group plans on presenting their 
findings during the following year leading up to the bicentennial 
commemoration. These young people are to be commended for embarking on 
this educational venture that will help them immeasurably in their 
understanding of the scientific and geographic research done by Lewis 
and Clark, as well as challenging them to use the skills they have 
acquired during their studies. I am proud to name these young 
adventurers among my constituents: Michael Meyer, Kelsey Mason, James 
Million, David Mosley, LeAnn Shearbum, Sam Dimmick, Aaron Evans, Jaclyn 
Verticchio, Cailean Bailey, Thomas Baulos, Toni Brooks, Jamey 
Davidsmeyer, Andrew Massey, Bridgett Hubbartt, Adam Phillips, James 
Rice, Janet Clayton, Erica Kemple, and Jonathan Fox. The teachers 
accompanying these fine students are as follows: Jim Herget, Jim 
Chelsvig, Heather Beavers, Travis Brockschmidt, and John Lawless.

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