[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10584]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO THE STUDENTS FROM HALF HOLLOW HILLS EAST HIGH SCHOOL

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                           HON. STEVE ISRAEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2003

  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the students 
from Half Hollow Hills East High School in Dix Hills, NY for their top-
ten finish in the ``We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution'' 
national finals.
  The students, Andrew Blaesser, Hye Yeon Choi, Paige Gottheim, Farhang 
Heydari, Ravi Kambhampaty, Ross Kaplan, Cecilia Lero, Lauren Lichtman, 
Amitai Perline, Amreen Quadir, Jeremy Rovinsky, Joseph Schlingbaum, 
Sunjeet Sidhu, Brett Streisand, Tiffany Teng and Joshua Wiener, led by 
their teacher Scott Edwards, demonstrated a remarkable understanding of 
the fundamental ideals and values of American constitutional 
government.
  It is truly an honor to call these outstanding young Americans my 
constituents. Their success in this competition is also a testament to 
the exceptional teachers at Half Hollow Hills East High School and 
elsewhere on Long Island.
  I offer my congratulations on their hard-won honorable mention and 
commend these students on their dedication to the study of the 
Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

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