[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6939]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING KHADIJAH GRIFFIN

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
goal oriented student at Madison S. Palmer High School.
  Khadijah Griffin is the daughter of Derrick and Cynthia Griffin of 
Lambert, MS. She was chosen Miss Madison S. Palmer High 2013-14 Queen 
and Student Council President by her peers. She is active in school in 
that she plays softball and was the Drum Major for the band. She 
communicates well with everyone. She plans to attend MS State 
University and has completed the paperwork for admission, been 
accepted, has taken the ACT and received a scholarship to aid her 
financially. She plans to major in Mass Communication and is a member 
of the High School Journalism Class and Newspaper Staff.
  In the community, Khadijah has participated in campus and community 
cleanup-beautification campaigns, breast cancer awareness walks, worked 
as a volunteer helping the Mid-South Food Bank hand out food to the 
needy in Quitman County, has participated in the MS Drop Out Prevention 
Campaign Walk, and is Vice-President of her church youth department as 
well as a choir member.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Khadijah 
Griffin as a student who is goal oriented and making a difference in 
her community.

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