[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 28, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E689]
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                  CIRT-ACE NATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 28, 2010

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, on April 26th, 2010 a team of high 
school students from Green Mountain High school in Lakewood, Colorado 
successfully competed as one of three finalists in the Fourth Annual 
CIRT-ACE National Design Competition, and I am proud to say won. 
Cosponsored by the Construction Industry Round Table, this competition 
recognizes students participating in the ACE Mentor Program of America 
for their creativity and character; and their design projects for their 
innovation, cost, and constructability.
  The team from Lakewood was selected from among their peers for its 
outstanding design of an ideal school. They have worked hard and 
enthusiastically over the past school year to develop a practical 
construction project that reflects real-world skills and concepts. I 
would like to congratulate students Kristin Bayley and Lane Brugman as 
well as their mentors Nate Talocco and Angela Talocco.
  The ACE Mentor of America was founded in 1994 by leading firms of the 
integrated construction industry as a mentoring and workforce pipeline 
to attract youth to pursue careers in architecture, construction and 
engineering fields. ACE's mission is not only to expose high school 
students to career opportunities, but also to encourage students to 
pursue the necessary secondary and post-secondary education. According 
to a recent survey of alumni of the ACE program, nine in ten of ACE 
graduates enter a post-secondary institution. The large majority of ACE 
students come from low-income, minority families.
  At the heart of ACE's highly effective program model is a unique 
partnership between industry professionals who volunteer their time as 
mentors and the enthusiastic young people who learn all aspects of the 
integrated construction professions. Today 1,800 ACE mentors engage 
8,000 students in more than 190 cities and communities across the 
nation.
  The winning team from Lakewood embodies the love of education, 
teamwork and dedication to success that ACE hopes to infuse in all 
their participants and today I rise to recognize, and direct my 
colleague's attention to, these future leaders.

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