[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 5, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S4815]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          1999 NEW MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL SUPERCOMPUTING CHALLENGE

 Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, it is with great pride that I 
rise today to recognize the contestants of the 1999 New Mexico High 
School Supercomputing Challenge, an impressive group of young people 
from my home state of New Mexico. I want to extend a special 
congratulations to the five Albuquerque Academy students who won this 
intellectually demanding contest. In addition to their normal school 
work and other extra curricular activities, these students--Tom 
Widland, Kevin Oishi, Alex Feuchter, Ryan Davies and Ryan Duryea--
diligently worked on their project for nearly a year to compete in this 
competition.
  For the past 9 years, High school students from around the state have 
competed against each other in the Supercomputing Challenge. The 
student's projects are done on high-speed supercomputers at the Los 
Alamos National Laboratory with the winners of the competition 
receiving an award, a $1,000 savings bond, a plaque, several boxes of 
software, and a computer for their schools.
  In light of recent events in the news, it has been easy for us to 
focus our attention on the problems seriously troubling our Nation's 
youth. That is why, now, more than ever, I believe it is essential that 
we encourage our kids by recognizing and praising their outstanding 
accomplishments. These young Americans exemplify, the character our 
Nation was founded on and set a positive example for their peers to 
follow.
  The participants of the 1999 New Mexico High School Supercomputing 
Challenge, deserve to be recognized, and I am proud to salute them on 
this worthy accomplishment.

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