[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 73 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S5995]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO BLUEMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a 
group of outstanding students from the state of Kansas. Cindy Garwick's 
first grade class from Bluemont Elementary School in Manhattan, Kansas, 
has been chosen as a finalist team in the Toshiba/National Science 
Teachers Association (NSTA) Exploravision Awards Program.
  The NSTA Exploravision Awards Program is the largest K-12 student 
science competition in the country. This year, there were nearly 5,000 
entries from more than 17,000 students in the United States and Canada. 
The class was chosen as a finalist for this prestigious award for their 
invention display prototype, ``The DNA Door Open.''
  It is difficult to imagine how much time and energy was spent on this 
project by these outstanding young students. The award that they have 
received is a testament to their hard work and dedication. It gives me 
great pleasure to acknowledge Bluemont Elementary School's first grade 
class for the honor they have received. I congratulate them and wish 
them continued success.

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