[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17409]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    25 PINELLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HONORED WITH ANNE FRANK 
                          HUMANITARIAN AWARDS

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                         HON. C. W. BILL YOUNG

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 30, 2008

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Speaker, the Florida Holocaust Museum in 
St. Petersburg, Florida, which I have the privilege to represent, has 
honored 25 Pinellas County High School students with the Anne Frank 
Humanitarian Award for their work to improve our community and our 
world.
   These students are being recognized for their volunteer efforts in a 
wide variety of areas including Special Olympics, Toys for Tots, 
community food drives, environmental awareness campaigns, mentoring 
programs for the less fortunate, hurricane and disaster relief 
projects, supporting our troops overseas, and raising funds to support 
an African orphanage.
   The award was established just after the attacks on our Nation that 
took place September 11, 2001. Irene Weiss, who is now Chairman of the 
Museum's Board of Directors, decided that our Nation needed to step up 
and honor selfless acts of kindness by young people, particularly at a 
time of such violence and horror. As a result, the museum has honored 
high school juniors from the five county Tampa area every year since 
2002.
   The Museum pays tribute to juniors in hope that they will become 
role models in their schools as seniors to let their fellow classmates 
know that it is never too early to become community leaders. As the 
award's namesake Anne Frank once said, ``How wonderful it is that 
nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the 
world.''
   Madam Speaker, join me in congratulating the Pinellas County 
students that were honored this year. They are: Zachary Northcutt, 
Admiral Farragut Academy; Lady Nash, Bayside High School; Heather 
McShane, Boca Ciega High School; Dominic Delgado, Clearwater Central 
Catholic High School; Leigh Jester, Clearwater High School; Danielle 
Rodnizki, Countryside High School; Megan Dockerty, Dixie Hollins High 
School; Bo Everett, Dunedin High School; Jennifer Dipietro, East Lake 
High School; India Welch, Gibbs High School; Caitlan Welsh, Indian 
Rocks Christian School; Alyssa Boddie, Keswick Christian School; 
Christine McLarty, Lakewood High School; Maxwell Brickel, Largo High 
School; Alexanndrea Wert, Northeast High School; Kathryn Keller, 
Northside Christian School; Jacquelean Watson, Osceola High School; 
Danielle Simpson, Palm Harbor University High School; Alicia Griggs, 
Pinellas Park High School; Caitlin DeMull, Seminole High School; Helen 
Kline, Shorecrest Preparatory School; Mikel Bryant, St. Petersburg 
Catholic High School; Amanda Emery, St. Petersburg Collegiate High 
School; Danielle Rossbach, St. Petersburg High School; Jessica 
Primiani, Tarpon Springs High School.
   These youth, who are our future leaders, should remind us that our 
Nation is in good and capable hands. It is that volunteer spirit that 
has allowed our country to grow and prosper and to remain free and 
strong. Through their leadership, these students will become our next 
generation of government, community, business, and civic leaders and I 
want to commend Irene Weiss and the members of the Board of Directors 
of the Florida Holocaust Museum for their exceptional work to recognize 
the talent that we have developing at such an early age.

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