[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 21, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1040-E1041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO THE STUDENTS FROM FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL IN PORTLAND, OREGON

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                          HON. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 21, 2003

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, on April 15, 2003 students from Franklin 
High School

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in Portland, Oregon captured first place in the 2003 Unisys Corporation 
Prize in the Online Science Education competition, administered by the 
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
  Working with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), the 
Franklin High School team placed above nine other entries, all of which 
were charged with conducting scientific inquiry on flight and 
presenting their findings on the Internet.
  This contest is part of a national science project sponsored by AAAS, 
the Franklin Institute Science Museum, and Unisys Corporation in 
affiliation with the Science Learning Network. The competition allows 
students to learn about science and technology while raising public 
awareness of the need for improved science education while fostering 
relationships between community museums and local students. Each group 
of students entering the competition is partnered with a local museum 
to conduct scientific experiments and create a Web site.
  The team from Franklin High School explored flight through several 
projects--from participating in a teleconference with NASA's Johnson 
Space Center to conducting a glider design competition. The gliders 
were built with the help of software which allowed the students to 
adjust wing length, angle, nose weight, and a variety of other factors 
on a ``virtual glider'' to see which designs would fly. Their efforts 
were shared via the Internet with students and teachers from across the 
country.
  Fifty-one students from Franklin High School participated in this 
competition: Alisa Bayona, Camille Buckles, Ryan Buckmier, Carlos 
Camargo-Ciriaco, Trisha Cates, Dara Chan, Sarah Combs, Dustin Conant, 
Miguel Couto, Itzia De Anda, David Galloni, Suzanne Hansen, Brandon 
Harris, Jack Healy, Yadira Herrera, Kenneth Hughes, Josh Kizaway, 
Melissa Larkin, Brandon Lewis, Jesse Mckenzie, Joshua Pangelinan, Ben 
Pharis, Kendall Stout, Jessica Strom, Ryan Waltz, Jason Yu, Tim 
Crowell, Angelina Dudley, Donald Fitzjarrell, Candyce Harris, Sean 
Johnson, Kashius Lewis, Ryan Nate Lewis, Kandie Madden, Ryan Manansala, 
Bnttni Mccomb, Will Mullen, Jackie Myers, Mike Owens, Ben Pharis, Lynea 
Price, Whitney Ramirez, Jessica Reitan, Sara Ruecker, Oleg Shcherbina, 
Austin Stoner, Efrain Tapia, Lisa Trump, Chris Wiseman, Jasmine 
Woodfork-Moore, Liliya Zaytseva.

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