[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21627]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO KYLE BAKER

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 23, 2008

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Kyle Baker, who was 
named the national champion in sheet metal fabrication at the 2008 
Skills USA/VICA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas 
City, Missouri.
  Kyle Baker is a senior at Jefferson-Scranton High School where he 
excelled in industrial technology class for the past two years. In 
2007, he placed fourth in the same competition and was the Iowa state 
SkillsUSA/VICA champion the last two years. Kyle is the sixth student 
from Jefferson-Scranton High School to be a national champion in the 
last eight years.
  SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry 
working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. This 
organization serves more than 300,000 students and instructors annually 
and served more than 9.6 million members since its founding in 1965.
  I congratulate Kyle Baker on his well-deserved award, and I'm certain 
that he will continue to excel in all future endeavors. It is a great 
honor to represent Kyle, his parents, and his teachers in the United 
States Congress, and I wish him the best.

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