[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 78 (Wednesday, June 5, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H3108]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  MOLOKAI MIDDLE SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM

  (Ms. GABBARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. GABBARD. I rise today to recognize a very talented group of 
students from the beautiful island of Molokai in my district.
  Last week, I had a chance to meet with the Molokai Middle School's 
Golden Eyes robotics team. Beating out 52 other teams, the Golden Eyes 
took first place at the Hawaii FIRST LEGO League Championship in 
December 2012, and recently attended a national invitational.
  The FIRST LEGO League is a robotics program created to get students 
excited about science and technology. The team members included Erik 
Svetin, Lily Jenkins, Noah Keanini, Katy Domingo, Caele Manley, and 
Kaitlin DeRouin, with great coaches David Gonzales and Jennifer 
Whitted.
  Together, they researched and developed conceptual glasses, using 
face-recognition software, to help the elderly remember the people that 
they met. They researched age-related memory loss and put in 600 hours 
of research and practice to prepare for the competition, and they're 
now applying for a patent.
  I am so proud of these young people, as they represent the great 
talent that exists in our State of Hawaii. They are who give me hope 
for our bright future.

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