[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9076-9077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRATULATIONS TO ZACHARY VALSECCHI

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, a firm education prepares 
America's children for lifelong success. This year, the Office of the 
Second Congressional District hosted the First Annual Elementary School 
Challenge, where we encouraged third graders to write in and share 
their favorite part of South Carolina history.
  I am grateful for the support the office received from teachers and 
administrators who participated in this inaugural competition. Students 
from over 100 third grade classrooms shared lessons of history which 
are very meaningful for today.

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  Zachary Valsecchi, a student at Round Top Elementary School in 
Blythewood, South Carolina, won this year's competition. He shared the 
story of the ``Best Friend of Charleston,'' America's first regularly 
scheduled passenger service train, built in 1831, which ran between 
Charleston and Hamburg, which is now near North Augusta on the Savannah 
River in Aiken County. His parents, Wayne and Susan, should be proud of 
Zachary's accomplishments and the bright future he has ahead of him. I 
am confident that Round Top Elementary School, Principal Jeaneen 
Tucker, and teacher Cathy Williams will continue to prepare our young 
people for success.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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