[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8319-8320]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO STUDENTS FROM MUNSTER HIGH SCHOOL

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 16, 2006

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to pay tribute 
to the outstanding achievements of an exceptional group of students 
from Munster High School, located in Indiana's First Congressional 
District. From April 29 to May 1, 2006, these students competed in the 
National Finals of the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution 
program held in Washington, DC. For

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their knowledge and understanding of the American government, these 
extraordinary young people were awarded the Central Region Award at 
this year's competition.
  The We the People program, administered by the Center for Civic 
Education, is a program that reaches over 28 million elementary, 
middle, and high school students. The goal of the program is to provide 
students with an understanding of the fundamentals of the Constitution 
and the Bill of Rights. The program helps students to understand their 
rights under the American governmental system.
  The people of Munster, as well as the entire Northwest Indiana 
community, can be proud of the following members of this truly 
remarkable class of students: Sara Brown, Emily Clark, Andrea Coulis, 
Kim Dooley, Reem (Sara) Farooq, Scott Goodwin, Lauren Hudak, Hannah 
Huebner, Casey Jedrzejczak, Alexis Jeter, Joseph Kasenga, Emily Lyness, 
Thomas Paliga, Shobba Pai, Samantha Skrobot, Tamiko Toyama, Lindsay 
Weiss, and Matt Westerlund. The teacher for this award winning team was 
Michael Gordon.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to once again extend my most heartfelt 
congratulations to the members of Munster High School's We the People 
program for their commitment to excellence, as well as to the faculty 
members who have instilled in their students the desire to succeed. The 
values exhibited by these young people and their interest in the 
history and fundamentals of our great Nation serve to inspire us all. I 
am proud to represent these fine individuals in Congress, and I am 
proud to have been given this opportunity to recognize these future 
leaders. I look forward to their future achievements as they continue 
to rise to the top.

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