[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 72 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1044]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          THE STUDENT WINNERS OF THE 1998 EXPLORAVISION AWARDS

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                       HON. GEORGE E. BROWN, JR.

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 5, 1998

  Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Speaker, for the recognition of their 
achievement, I am inserting into the Record the names of the student 
winners of the 1998 ExploraVision Awards:***HD***1998 First Place 
Finalists
  Holmes Elementary School, San Diego, CA; Grade Level: K-3; Project: 
Finders Keepers; Students: Ashlyn Hrenko, Rachel Sampson, Tyler 
Santander; Teacher Advisor: Diana Celle; Community Advisor: Steve 
Celle.
  Pickens Academy, Carrollton, AL; Grade Level: 4-6; Project: Operation 
Odor Eater; Students: Wetherly Collins, Maggie King, William Webb 
Lavender; Teacher Advisor: Nita Bailey; Community Advisor: Natalie 
Lavender.
  Kate Collins Middle School, Waynesboro, VA; Grade Level: 7-9; 
Project: In Vivo Cartilage Implants: The Technological Application of 
Tissue Engineering to Regenerate Articular Cartilage; Students: Andrew 
Humphries, Lauren Preski, Kristen Burgess, Elizabeth Anderson; Teacher 
Advisor: Dr. John E. Pierce; Community Advisor: David A. Burgess, MD.
  University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, Detroit, MI; 
Grade Level: 10-12; Project: SMAART: Shape Memory Alloys in Airplanes 
Reduce Turbulence; Students: Brett Lee, Joseph Oravec, William 
Schlotter, Daniel Tremitiere; Teacher Advisor: Anne Moeser; Community 
Advisor: W. Charles Moeser.***HD***1998 Second Place Finalists
  Bluemont Elementary School, Manhattan, KS; Grade Level: K-3; Project: 
DNA Door Opener; Students: Phillip Kuehl, Margaret Thomas, Jamon John, 
Benjamin Stark-Sachs; Teacher Advisor: Cynthia Garwick; Community 
Advisor: John Garwick.
  Eugene Christian School, Eugene, OR; Grade Level: K-3; Project: The 
Tooth Buffer; Students: Scott Oplinger, Micah Randall, Alex Woldt; 
Teacher Advisor: Gwen Philipsen; Community Advisor: Thomas Zorn.
  Mayfield Woods Middle School, Elkridge, MD; Grade Level: 4-6; 
Project: The Medwatch; Students: Andrew White, Robert K. Albin II, 
Christopher Perks, Nirav Parekh; Teacher Advisor: Lynn Birdsong; 
Community Advisor: Kem White.
  Leeds Elementary School, Arlington, WI; Grade Level: 4-6; Project: 
The Smart Smoke Detector; Students: Charles Delorey, Jeffrey Mueller, 
Ashly Hall; Teacher Advisor: Jeffrey Stern; Community Advisor: Roger 
Bjorge.
  Point Grey Mini School, Vancouver, BC; Grade Level: 7-9; Project: 
N.A.F.T.A.-Newron Activation: A Frequency Technology Application; 
Students: Barry Wohl, Robyn Massel, Carly Glanzberg, Isaac Elias; 
Teacher Advisor: John O'Connor; Community Advisor: Sanford Wohl.
  John Burroughs School, St. Louis, MO; Grade Level: 7-9; Project: 
QUACK-The Duckweed Paper; Students: Anita Devineni, Eric Hirsh, 
Jonathan Pollock, Catherine Whyte; Teacher Advisor: Mary Harris; 
Community Advisor: Elaine Kilmer.
  University Laboratory High School, Urbana, IL; Grade Level: 10-12; 
Project: NaMReH: The Tissue Engineered Nanomachine Monitored 
Replacement Heart; Students: Mara Bandy, Kim Ly, Zeynab Moradi, Anna 
Sczaniecka; Teacher Advisor: David Stone .
  South Salem High School, Salem, OR; Grade Level: 10-12; Project: 
AntiQuake: Securing Society Through the Science of Nitinol; Students: 
Randy Kluver, Patrick Gilger, Daniel Gruber, Joy Harms; Teacher 
Advisor: Michael Lampert.

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