[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7625]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 ACKNOWLEDGING THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS AND INCREDIBLE PERSEVERANCE 
              OF THE DEWEYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2016

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2016

  Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on the floor of the United 
States House of Representatives to acknowledge a group of inspiring 
young men and women--the 56 members of Deweyville High school's 
graduating class of 2016. From March 11 to March 28, 2016, Deweyville, 
Texas, was subjected to unprecedented rains and destructive flooding in 
which more than half of the student community lost everything.
  In the face of this cataclysm, Deweyville's Senior Class of 2016 took 
selfless action to alleviate the suffering within their community, and 
strengthen the recovery effort. These seniors helped collect, 
distribute, and serve food to others across their community. They 
worked hard to relocate Deweyville elementary school equipment away 
from the flooding and served as guides for disaster relief personnel. 
And, after their community suffered the loss of their elementary 
school, Deweyville High School students set aside their own convenience 
and opened up their high school facilities to the elementary school 
students.
  Mr. Speaker, the 2016 Deweyville High School graduating seniors are 
to be acknowledged and celebrated as paragons of servant leadership. 
Students across the United States can learn from their example.
  I want to take this time to personally commend each and every one of 
the 2016 graduates of Deweyville High School, both for their academic 
achievement and for the hundreds of hours they labored to protect and 
restore their community and the 36th District of Texas. You have my 
sincere gratitude and my thanks;
  Torianna Elizabeth Allard, Alahna Nichole Apodaca, Caleb Jordan Bass, 
Charlotte Christine Bates, Danna Marie Beecher, Jeridan David Brooks, 
Samantha Carol Burch, Dakota Cliff Buxton, Benjamin Brock Carpenter, 
Trent Michael Carpenter, Sarah Kathryn Carter, Kylie Zale Chance, 
Jillian Marie Davis, Spencer Allen Davis, Mallory Ruth Dotson, Shaylin 
Nicole Dupuy, Trent David Forse, Abigail Grace Gentz, Timothy Michael 
Gibbon, Triston Riley Gordon, Tiffanie Skylar Green, Mallory Rene Hand, 
Nolan Todd Haney, Kayla Nicole Hanks, Hope Isabella Hardin, Jared 
Shayne Hendrix, Jimmy Dale Hendrix, Mitchell Kyler Henson, Thomas Ryan 
Henson, Josey Myranda Hutto, Kobe Allen Jernigan, Brett Ryan Ladner, 
Ryan Russell Lee, Dalton Patrick Marsh, Megan Ashley Mathis, Taylar 
Michelle May, Taylor Elise McKay, Callie Jordan Nelms, Skylar Lee 
Nichols, Trey Allen Nicholson, Steven Brac Parkhurst, Dakota Taylor 
Pelt, Blaze Dean Rainwater, Jason Don Reider, Lindsey Renee Schaffer, 
Cherry Faye Seaman, Naomi Brianne Sims, Melynda Leanne Sizemore, 
Victoria Brooke Spell, Kaleb Gene Stephenson, Dylan Scott Talbert, 
Layne Ray Verdine, Aaron Walter Webb, Michael Montgomery Williams, Ryan 
Duane Williams, Zachary Taylor Wood.
  Congratulations to each of you and thank you for your commitment to 
serving others. I wish each of you the best in your future endeavors.

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