[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 23]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 32119]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       TRIBUTE TO NORWALK, IOWA HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY CHEERLEADERS

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 4, 2007

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
the Norwalk, Iowa, High School varsity cheerleaders on placing first in 
their team's first national competition.
  On October 27, 2007, the Norwalk cheerleaders competed against 13 
teams and emerged as champions at an official National Cheerleaders 
Association event at St. Francis High School in St. Louis, Missouri. 
The Norwalk cheerleading coach, Melissa Priest, and the parents of the 
16 members of this cheerleading squad are also to be congratulated for 
this great accomplishment. They have instilled the importance and value 
of hard work, dedication, persistence and teamwork in these students, 
which has helped them to perform with the spirit and camaraderie 
required of champions.
  I commend each of the Norwalk High School cheerleaders and their 
coach on this great accomplishment in representing their school and 
community. I consider it an honor to represent these cheerleaders and 
their coach in Congress, and I wish them continued success in the 
future.

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