[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27517]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNITION OF THE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 18, 2005

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
outstanding group of young women from Southern Illinois. The Central 
High School volleyball team from Breese, Illinois, won the 2005 Class A 
State championship on November 12, after going through the State finals 
without losing a single game. The Cougars finished the season with 33 
wins and 9 losses.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate Head Coach Jim Cook and assistant 
coach Kelly Potthast on a truly outstanding season. Most of all, I want 
to recognize the members of the 2005 State champion Breese Central 
Cougars volleyball team: Britni Holtmann, Melanie Gartside, Bethany 
Becker, Sarah Barth, Megan Winkeler, Cassy Becker, Lindsay Holtmann, 
Amanda Backes, Lauren Endres, Kelsi Scheer, Kelsey Straeter, Lauren 
Budde, Cassandra Deiters, Brittany Schrage, Kassi Buehne.
  These young women did an exceptional job of representing themselves, 
their school and their community, and I wish them best of luck in all 
of their future endeavors.

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