[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7148]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     COMMENDING MARCUS HIGH SCHOOL

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 21, 2007

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate students of 
Marcus High School for their remarkable performance in the state 
Academic Decathlon competition. This is a competition that includes 
some of the brightest students in the State of Texas.
  Academic Decathlon is a nation-wide competition which tests high 
school students in the following 10 academic events: speech, interview, 
essay, super quiz, language and literature, economics, art, music, 
social science, and math. The competition takes place at a regional, 
state, and national level. The theme for this year's categories was 
``China and its Influence on the World.''
  The team from Marcus High School finished 3rd at the regional 
competition and 18th overall at the state competition. Jonathan Neal 
was awarded a gold medal in the language and literature category. Other 
contestants from Marcus were Jake Burley, Chelsea Carroll, Preston 
Hale, Robert Handley, Matthew Henry, Jacqueline Hurlbutt, Emily 
Robertson, and Tyler Stevenson. Lou Ann Kemper and Dorrie Loughborough 
were the coaches for the team.
  I would like to recognize Principal Kevin Rogers and the entire 
Marcus High School faculty for their dedication to education. It is 
also necessary to honor the parents of these students for the active 
role that they have taken in their children's education. I commend all 
of the participants for their diligence and commitment to academic 
achievement. I wish them the best as they continue onward, and I am 
very proud and honored to be their Representative in the 26th District 
of Texas.

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