[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26851]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE COMPLETION OF THE CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 
                                STADIUM

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                            HON. TIM MAHONEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 4, 2007

  Mr. MAHONEY of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Charlotte High School on the completion of their new football stadium 
and to honor the Charlotte County community for their dedication to the 
rebuilding of Charlotte High School.
  Charlotte County High School has been educating the students of 
Charlotte County since 1926. In the summer of 2004, Charlotte High 
School and its stadium were devastated by Hurricane Charley. Since 2004 
the Charlotte County community, including the Charlotte County School 
Board, Superintendent Dave Gayler, Principal Barney Duffy and many 
students and families have worked diligently to rebuild both their city 
and their high school.
  On October 5, 2007 work on the new Charlotte High School football 
stadium will be officially complete, marking an important milestone in 
the rebuilding of both the school and the spirit of the community. On 
this day, the Charlotte High School football team will play their first 
game in the new stadium against Manatee High School.
  The students, parents and teachers of Charlotte High School have 
already achieved a huge victory by rebuilding their stadium. As the 
Charlotte High School Tarpons take the field tomorrow, they will have 
with them the great fighting spirit of the entire Charlotte High School 
community.
  On behalf of Florida's 16th Congressional District, I wish luck to 
Coach Binky Waldrop, the Charlotte High School football players and the 
entire Charlotte High School community as they fight for yet another 
victory in Charlotte High School Stadium.

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