[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 14, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1221]
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                HONORING WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCIENCE TEAM

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                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 14, 2005

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
four students from Webster Elementary School in Webster, Florida. These 
gifted and dedicated 6- and 7-year-olds were recently honored as the 
Southeast Division Elementary School Champions in the 2005 National 
Toshiba/NSTA Explora Vision Awards Contest.
  Each year the National Toshiba/NSTA Explora Vision Awards Contest is 
held for K-12 students throughout the United States and Canada. This 
year, the contest received more than 4,000 entries. Webster 
Elementary's website and research project was selected as the top entry 
for the entire Southeast Region.
  Webster's student team was Dylan Brannen, Erin Tuten, Micah Lanham 
and Matthew Garrepy. Their coach was Mrs. Lynn Thomas and the team 
mentor was Mr. Kevin Garrepy.
  The national contest required the students to conceive an invention 
that was both innovative and creative, combining imagination with 
scientific principles. Once the team was selected as the Southeast 
Champion, they entered the semifinal round where their challenge was to 
design five real web pages and a prototype of their invention. They 
should be commended for their successes.
  Each member of the team received a framed certificate and a VCR/DVD 
player for their winning project. A Toshiba representative presented 
the students with the certificate and player and gave Webster 
Elementary a new laptop to use to complete the project.
  Mr. Speaker, these students should be applauded for their hard work 
and innovation. Dylan Brannen, Erin Tuten, Micah Lanham and Matthew 
Garrepy have shown the ingenuity and hard work that all schoolchildren 
should strive for.

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