[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 63 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E713]
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                 IN RECOGNITION OF HOPKINS JUNIOR HIGH

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 7, 2012

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the remarkable 
achievement of the Hopkins Junior High School Science Team of Fremont, 
California for winning the National Science Bowl. This is the second 
time in four years that Hopkins Junior High School has won the National 
Science Bowl, sponsored by the Department of Energy.
  Hopkins Junior High owes their success to team members Karthik 
Bharathala, Dhruv Muley, Catherine Zeng, Brian Tseng, Mark Choi and 
their teacher Paul Ricks, who practiced tirelessly for this year's 
competition. Clearly, that practice certainly paid off.
  In the National Science Bowl, judged by United States Energy 
Secretary Steven Chu, five member teams compete against each other in a 
fast paced Jeopardy style format where teams try to be the first to 
correctly answer an oral question posed about science or math. Nearly 
14,000 students participated in regional tournaments and more than 100 
teams competed in the Nationals.
  This accomplishment is evidence of the quality of Fremont's public 
schools. The dedication of students, teachers and parents has led to 
this great success, and I ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating them. We are incredibly proud of the Hopkins Junior High 
Science Team and their coach for this outstanding achievement.

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