[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25179]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE SCHOOL OF UKRAINIAN STUDIES, CLEVELAND, OHIO

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 17, 2003

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
the School of Ukrainian Studies on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary 
serving students in the Ukrainian community of Cleveland, Ohio.
  The School of Ukrainian Studies was established fifty years ago to 
ensure that the Ukrainian youth in Cleveland would retain the full 
glory of their language, culture, and community in the United States. 
The Ukrainian School has succeeded in keeping together a vibrant and 
cohesive community of Ukrainian-Americans by teaching its students in 
the language of their mother country, and bringing to the students the 
traditional dress and cultural awareness of the Ukraine.
  The School of Ukrainian Studies will celebrate its 50th Anniversary 
by holding a banquet resplendent with traditional foods from the 
Ukraine, and presenting a performance in which all of its students will 
participate to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and traditions they 
have learned during their years of study at the School.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues rise with me today in 
celebration of the commemorative banquet celebrating the 50th 
Anniversary of the School of Ukrainian Studies. Many young persons have 
surely benefited from the work of this wonderful school, and our 
community has benefited from its efforts to keep the language and 
tradition of the Ukraine alive in the United States. Let us honor this 
distinguished school and let us wish them 50 more years of fantastic 
service to our population.

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