[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 20, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SCOTT HIGH SCHOOL HONORED FOR PRACTICING AND PROMOTING CONSERVATION

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                           HON. LINCOLN DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2007

  Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to honor 
the work of students and advisors at Scott High School in Huntsville, 
Tennessee for implementing and promoting conservation practices at 
school and in the community.
  Through hands-on experiments and computer-aided instructions, 
students have learned about alternative energy sources such as solar, 
wind, nuclear, geothermal, hydroelectric, and fossil fuel technologies. 
They also took field trips to help foster first hand knowledge of these 
energy sources. School leadership has plans in the near future to use 
high school students to teach alternative energy education to grade 
school students.
  With the assistance of a few teachers, students were able to mount 
solar panels, donated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, near the 
Agricultural Department's greenhouses to run two exhaust fans and a 
lighted school sign. During this process, students were involved in all 
aspects of this activity. They designed battery and solar panel racks, 
mounted the batteries, wired the inverters and other electrical 
components, and installed the panels.
  Their laudable goals and actions have garnered attention by having 
been selected to attend the National Youth Awards Program for Energy 
Achievement sponsored by the National Energy Education Development 
(NEED) Project. The Scott High School energy team will join other 
winners at the ``Kids Teaching Kids Awards Program,'' in Crystal City, 
Virginia. The Kids teaching Kids approach encourages students to reach 
out to their peers and communities and to teach about energy in fun and 
innovative ways.
  There trip to the Washington, DC area will be capped off by attending 
the NEED Project's National Recognition Ceremonies in Yates Auditorium 
at the U.S. Department of the Interior. I applaud these young 
individuals and their advisors for their conservation practices and 
promoting the use of alternative energy.

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