[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 14, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E311]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   A TRIBUTE--RECOGNIZING RACHEL OWEN

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 14, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to recognize 
the accomplishments of one of Colorado's bright youth, and participant 
in the JASON Project in Houston, TX, Rachel Owen. In doing so, I would 
like to honor this teenager for her academic accomplishments.
  As a student in middle school, Rachel became very active in the 
Science Outreach Center in Carbondale, CO. She then became an Argonaut 
in the JASON Project and from there, was chosen to attend a program at 
NASA in Houston. She is the first student from the Roaring Fork Valley 
to participate in this program.
  Rachel is active in the Kids Teaching Kids program through the 
Science Outreach Center. She is also an exemplary student, receiving 
A's throughout her academic career. Her peers and teachers recognized 
her great accomplishments and held a pep rally in her honor.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I say thank you to Rachel Owen on 
a truly exceptional accomplishment at the age of 14. If we had more 
citizens like her, I am certain that we would live in a very harmonious 
place.