[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6209]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING AMADOR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL'S ``WE THE PEOPLE'' TEAM

  (Mr. SWALWELL of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Last week, Amador Valley High School from 
California, in my congressional district, competed in the national We 
the People competition held right here in Washington, D.C., and I'm 
proud to report that the students of Amador Valley High School's We the 
People competition team took second place out of 44 participating teams 
representing their States across the country.
  The We the People competition is held annually, where each State can 
send one team to Washington, D.C., to compete in mock congressional 
hearings that test the high school students' knowledge of U.S. history 
and the Constitution.
  I met with Amador Valley's We the People team while they were here, 
and I was thoroughly impressed with their participation, preparation, 
and knowledge of our history, government, and political system. The 
students' love of history and civics was welcome to see. They're truly 
a model for students across the country.
  I also want to recognize their coaches, Brian Ladd and Mairi 
Wohlgemuth, who worked tirelessly to organize the team and prepare the 
students for this competition.
  Congratulations again to Amador Valley High School and their students 
from the We the People program. You make me, our region, and our 
country proud.

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