[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                   RECOGNIZING TROY TECH HIGH SCHOOL

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                              HON. JAY KIM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 1994

  Mr. KIM. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to take this 
opportunity to recognize the excellence and accomplishments of an 
outstanding school, Troy Tech High School. Troy Tech is a magnet school 
that draws students from a three-county area--Orange, Los Angeles, and 
San Bernardino Counties--and has demonstrated its commitment in its 
pursuit of educational excellence by participating in the Science 
Olympiad every year, and for the last 8 years has been runnerup for the 
California State title.
  I am proud to inform you that Troy Tech earned their first trip this 
year to the Science Olympiad's national competition by placing first in 
California. Though the competition was tough and highly competitive, 
with 46 State teams participating--the Troy Tech team drove to a fourth 
place finish overall.
  Troy Tech's first ever appearance in the national competition is made 
even more special since their successful overall finish was a result of 
exceptional teamwork, maturity, and many outstanding individual 
efforts. The Troy Tech team consisted of 17 students--15 regular plus 2 
alternates--whose experience ranged from sophomore year all the way to 
senior year, two coaches, and Troy Tech's principal. Additionally, 
about half the team garnered individual medals for either first, 
second, or third place.
  The competition lasted all of Saturday, May 21, 1994 from 7 a.m. to 
10 p.m. and consisted of 25 rigorous events. The students were made 
aware of the subject areas that they would have to be familiar with, 
but they were not informed of the specific questions in advance.
  Programs such as the Science Olympiad offer our students the 
opportunity to interact with other students who show similar potential, 
and therefore expand their knowledge of these critical subject areas. I 
am proud to see that there are institutions like Troy Tech which 
participate in these activities, and I would like to take this 
opportunity to congratulate Troy Tech and the following participating 
students: Lindsey Atkinson, Dan Epstein, Melanie Everett, Walid 
Gardezi, Cory Griffin, Jaideep Iyengar, Margaret Keig, Charity 
Kruidhof, John Makevich, Joyce Matsumoto, Sid Padmanabha, David Ross, 
Billy Shih, Jim Southard, Jason Van Norman, Kirsten Zeydel, and Kublai 
Shive; and faculty, coaches: Kurt Wahl, and Dan Jundanian, and 
principal Jerry Atkin, for a job well done.

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