[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3259]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING THE 2005 PENN HIGH SCHOOL SPELL BOWL TEAM ON WINNING THE 
                           STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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                           HON. CHRIS CHOCOLA

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 9, 2006

  Mr. CHOCOLA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 2005 Penn 
High School Spell Bowl Team on winning its seventh consecutive Indiana 
State Championship on November 12, 2005.
  This incredible team won all six of its invitational competitions in 
2005, as well as eight consecutive regional championships.
  The Penn High School Spell Bowl Team has been unbeaten since the 
beginning of the 1999 season, winning a State-best 44 consecutive 
competition championships.
  The 2005 Penn High School Spell Bowl team members are Carolyn Chang, 
Jenny DeVito, Linda Huang, Josh Kelver, Kelsey McClure, Calvin Molnar, 
Jasmyn Russell, Kurt Vanlandingham, Yeona Chun, Sarah Han, Eunice 
Jeong, Sarah Kiefer, Adam McGinn, Vik Rao, Courtney Stuck, Justin 
Villa, Ashika David, Alvin Hu, Virginian Johnson, Alissa Kish, Laura 
McGinn, Brendan Roberts, Naoko Sugama, and Abby Walton.
  The team is coached by Pete De Kever.
  Mr. Speaker, this amazing team deserves our admiration, but without 
the support and help of their parents, these young men and women would 
not have been able to accomplish these great things, so I stand here to 
congratulate them as well.
  On behalf of the citizens of the Second Congressional District of 
Indiana, I congratulate the Penn High School Spell Bowl Team on winning 
the 2005 Indiana State Spell Bowl Championships.

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