[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10483]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRATULATING FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL

 Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, today, I wish to congratulate 
Foothill High School on its team of students selected as the Southwest 
regional winner and third place overall in the sixth annual Vans Custom 
Culture shoe designing contest. The contest was highly competitive with 
2,529 schools registered to participate. Five students, including April 
Siglos, Cayleigh Miner, Catherine Swift, Shelby Baker, and Aimee Perry, 
were chosen to represent the high school at the award ceremony in New 
York. Students Daniel Di'Antonio and Elizabeth Marshall were also 
important contributors to the team, participating in the design 
process. Competitors were required to design pairs of shoes for four 
categories including art, music, action sports, and local flavor. The 
team won a total of $4,000 for its achievement in being selected in the 
top five competitors, a contribution that will help future Foothill 
students for years to come.
  The contest has been utilized by Foothill High School art teacher 
Sarah Plough as a classroom assignment in recent years, giving students 
the opportunity to harness their creative side and apply their art 
skills to a three-dimensional object. Students in Ms. Plough's class 
were also assigned to participate in local contests, bringing their 
artwork outside of Foothill High School's walls and into the local 
community. Ms. Plough's drive to bring opportunity to her students is 
appreciated by the entire Foothill High School and Las Vegas 
communities.
  The students are shining examples to their fellow Foothill Falcons, 
focusing a great amount of time and effort to create phenomenal artwork 
for the competition. They spent 5 weeks working on their designs and 
even devoted hours over spring break to their projects. They should be 
proud of their hard work and their great accomplishment.
  I am excited to see local students bringing recognition to both 
Nevada and to Foothill High School for their advancement in a national 
competition. Their accolade is well deserved. Today, I ask my 
colleagues to join me and all Nevadans in congratulating Foothill High 
School for its success and its honorable representation of 
Nevada.

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