[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9592]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




MYRTLE BEACH'S CAROLINA FOREST HIGH SCHOOL TO COMPETE IN WE THE PEOPLE 
                              COMPETITION

 Mr. HOLLINGS. Madam President, I want to recognize the 
students of Carolina Forest High School in Myrtle Beach, SC, who will 
be visiting Washington in late April to compete in the national finals 
of the ``We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution'' program. 
Right now the students are conducting research and preparing for the 
contest, which will test their knowledge of the Constitution and the 
Bill of Rights against 1,200 students from across the country. They 
have earned the trip by showing they were the best of the best in my 
State, all the more remarkable considering the school graduated its 
first class just 3 years ago.
  Obviously, I hope my fellow South Carolinians win it all, but, 
whatever happens, we are all winners from this contest. When young 
people, on their own, want to understand the fundamental principles and 
values of our democracy, they are more likely to vote. They are more 
likely to participate in political life. They are more likely to take 
serious the civic duties that this Nation needs of our citizens. I wish 
these young South Carolinians the best of luck and thank them for their 
efforts.

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