[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 3435-3436] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]HONORING MEMBERS OF HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FASHION PROGRAM FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS ______ HON. STEVE ISRAEL of new york in the house of representatives Monday, March 15, 2010 Mr. ISRAEL. Madam Speaker, a group of impressive students from the Huntington High School Fashion Program joined First Lady Michelle Obama for a historic occasion, the donation of her Inauguration gown to the Smithsonian's First Ladies Collection. These students impressed and inspired the First Lady a year ago when their teachers challenged them to design an Inauguration [[Page 3436]] gown fit for the new First Lady. They studied both Michelle Obama and the work of other designers. They then sent a book of their designs to the First Lady. More than a year later, the First Lady remembered that project and it when it was time to arrange for her Smithsonian ceremony she asked the Huntington High School students to join her in Washington, DC for the special event. Madam Speaker, all of Long Island couldn't be more proud of the work of the Huntington High School students. We are equally proud of their teachers who challenged them with this creative project. These teachers thought big. They thought outside the box. And they along with their students are being rightfully rewarded with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Madam Speaker, I thank First Lady Michelle Obama for her thoughtful inclusion of the Huntington High School Fashion Program in this ceremony and I commend Huntington High School's students, teachers, parents and administrators whose great efforts led to this special recognition. ____________________