[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15805]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL HISTORY DAY

 Mr. BINGAMAN Mr. President, today I recognize three New Mexico 
students who participated in the National History Day contest that took 
place earlier this week at the University of Maryland. More than half a 
million students in grades 6 through 12 from all over the country 
prepared research projects to be presented at local- and state-level 
competitions this year. I am very proud that three New Mexico students 
were chosen to present their National History Day projects at the 
National Portrait Gallery here in Washington yesterday.
  Ryan Andrews-Armijo and Ashley Page, from Moriarty Middle School, 
used this year's National History Day theme: ``Triumph and Tragedy in 
History'' to produce a documentary entitled ``Breaking the Unwritten 
Rules.'' Ryan and Ashley put in many hours of hard work, researching 
the 1966 Texas Western Miners basketball team. I commend them for their 
excellent work.
  Shannon Burns, from Los Alamos Middle School, filmed a documentary 
entitled:' ``Learo Dochias (Ray of Hope) The Irish Triumph over Tragedy 
in America.'' Shannon did a superb job in putting together a beautiful 
documentary about the history of Irish immigration in America.
  Along with these three exceptional New Mexico students, I would also 
like to recognize their outstanding teachers: Ms. Bethany Vaughn from 
Moriarty and Ms. Gayle Beckett from Los Alamos. These teachers have 
demonstrated great skill and commitment in helping their students 
understand and appreciate history.
  I commend Ryan, Ashley, and Shannon for their hard work and 
commitment to sharing our national history. They are models of student 
excellence not only for their peers in New Mexico, but for students 
nationwide.

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