[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 13865-13866]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING ALEXANDRA BOSTIC

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                            HON. LUKE MESSER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 18, 2013

  Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Alexandra Bostic 
of Aurora, Indiana, and her parents, Noel and Jennifer Bostic, on 
Alexandra being selected as one of two national scholarship winners by 
the National

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Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (the NIAAA). The 
NIAAA is an organization founded in 1977 to promote the educational 
value of interscholastic athletics through the professional development 
of its member athletic administrators. Alexandra was awarded the 
scholarship, from among entries from all 50 states, based on her 
academic achievement, athletic accomplishments, and her essay on how 
participation in high school athletics impacted her life. In 
Alexandra's essay, she talked about leadership, teamwork, and time 
management. She also discussed the value of work ethic, not only on the 
playing field, but also in the classroom.
  These are all important skills that will give Alexandra an 
opportunity to become a very successful person, but Alexandra's 
thoughts about the word ``sportsmanship'' were most touching to me. A 
rival high school lost one of its players in an ATV accident, and 
Alexandra's team faced their rival the next game after the accident. 
However, that day, it was about more than sports. It was about coming 
together to honor the life of their fellow player, not as opponents, 
but as friends. As Alexandra said, ``this to me is the perfect example 
of sportsmanship.''
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing 
Alexandra's achievement and the accomplishments of all her fellow 
student athletes.

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