[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page 23648] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]CONGRATULATIONS TO JEANNE CAMERON'S CLASS AT OGDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ______ HON. JAMES V. HANSEN of utah in the house of representatives Thursday, September 30, 1999 Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I wish to bring before the Congress a marvelous example of a classroom of children at the Mt. Ogden Middle School in Ogden, UT. Mt. Ogden is an inner city school of approximately 880 children from both wealthy and economically disadvantaged homes. It is predominately Hispanic. Last year, the school wanted to create a new reading program for those students whose reading level is below that of their age level. That program would have cost $20,000, and the school simply didn't have the money. That's where the kids came in. This year, the Channel One Network, and educational program provider for schools around the country sponsored a current events knowledge competition, with a prize of $25,000 to the school with the winning class. The contest involved identifying and describing the context of a series of current events images from around the world over a period of weeks. Well these kids and their teacher, Ms. Jeanne Cameron, got together and entered the contest along with nearly 2,000 other classes, and they won. The money will probably be used to create the special reading program and to buy new books for the school. I understand that the class and its teacher were unaware of their success until they were filmed live upon receipt of the prize last week. I ask my colleagues to join me in extending warmest congratulations to Ms. Cameron's class and the Mt. Ogden Middle School for their learning and competitive spirit, and their partner, the Channel One Network, for making this program a reality. ____________________