[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1594]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL

  (Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, December 14, 
2007, the varsity football team from Thomas Jefferson High School in 
Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, won the Class AAA State football 
championship in Hershey, clinching the Jaguars' second title in 4 
years. With a final score of 28-3, the Jaguars finished a perfect 
season. Zach Decicco, Thomas Jefferson's quarterback, threw for 137 
yards and two scores, ran for 11 yards and a score, and picked off a 
pass on defense.
  Coach Bill Cherpak became just the third head coach in western 
Pennsylvania history to achieve a perfect win record in more than one 
appearance at the State championship game in Hershey.
  Thomas Jefferson High School and the West Jefferson Hills School 
District also excel in academics, ranking in the top 20 of 
Pennsylvania's 501 school districts.
  Congratulations to coach Bill Cherpak and the Thomas Jefferson High 
School Jaguars for being champions on the field and champions in the 
classroom.

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