[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 101 (Thursday, June 21, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1371]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  MARSH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS CHOSEN AS THE WINNER OF THE 2007 TOSHIBA/
                             NATIONAL SCI-
            ENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION EXPLORA VISION AWARDS

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                        HON. DONALD A. MANZULLO

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 21, 2007

  Mr. MANZULLO. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to honor a group of 
students from Marsh Elementary School in Rockford, Illinois, for their 
selection as the winner of the 2007 Toshiba/National Science Teachers 
Association Explora Vision Awards.
  Each year, students in grades K-12 around the Nation compete in the 
Explora Vision program, which is designed to encourage students to 
combine their imagination with their knowledge of science and 
technology to explore visions of the future. Teams of students select a 
technology, research how it works and why it was invented, and then 
project how that technology may change in the future. They must then 
identify what breakthroughs are required for their vision to become a 
reality and describe the positive and negative consequences of their 
technology on society.
  I am honored to have these students in the district that I am 
privileged to represent. I support them wholeheartedly as they pursue 
different areas of technological research at such an early age. I hope 
that their experiences will kindle an interest in science and 
technology that could possibly lead to a career in these fields.

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